[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 3 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS IN PARIS, FRANCE

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I know at some point the House will take 
more official and formal notice of what happened in Paris as we 
awakened early yesterday morning. It was such a tragic terrorist act 
not only upon freedom of the press, but upon freedom of expression and 
life in a civil society.
  In this Chamber, there are two paintings, as you know, Mr. Speaker. 
One is of our patriarch, George Washington, and the other is of the 
Marquis de Lafayette. After 9/11, the French newspaper Le Monde said, 
``We are all Americans.'' Last night, we heard, ``Je suis Charlie.'' 
People all over the world were saying, ``I am Charlie,'' referencing 
Charlie Hebdo, the publication that was assaulted.
  I am certain the Speaker is putting together a formal moment of 
silence, but I didn't want the day to go by without acknowledging the 
tragedy that befell our friends in France. They were with us to help 
the founding of our country, hence the Marquis de Lafayette painting in 
this Chamber, along with our own patriarch, George Washington.
  My thoughts and prayers and those of our Members are with the 
families of those who lost their lives in this terrible terrorist act 
and also with the people of France as they mourn their loss.

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