[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ELIMINATING ISIS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, over the last 24 hours, we have heard 
that a wonderful young woman from Arizona, whose family is now 
mourning, lost her life somewhere in Syria at the hands of a violent 
and barbaric group by the name of ISIS. I hope that it brings all 
Americans together around the importance of eliminating this dastardly 
group, and to begin to look inwardly to make sure that we attack this 
cancer at its beginning and to be able to stop the radicalization that 
comes about through the Internet and many of the young people in this 
country.
  I introduced earlier this year the No Fly Foreign Soldiers Act to 
ensure that those who may leave this country and then attempt to fly 
back are, in fact, detected. There are many things we can do on the end 
of passing law, but we must also respond that we not attack any 
religion for just its beliefs and begin to educate people about the 
values of many different religions.
  That is what this young American sought to do. She went to save the 
vulnerable. And so we must isolate ISIS as it is and stand with those 
who recognize the greatness of America and the diversity of our 
religions and the diversity of the people.
  I sadly offer my sympathy for the Muslims that were killed at the 
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. We must fight those who are 
here attempting to do harm and must recognize that we have a goodness 
in our country and emphasize the fact that we live and can live in 
harmony. But ISIS must be our target, not those whose faith may be 
considered a faith that we do not understand or maybe even disagree 
with.

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