[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1915
                            9/11 ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, yesterday being the 15th anniversary of the 
September 11 terrorist attacks, I just wanted to commend the people of 
northern California, of my district, for the efforts they made to 
remember that and to also say thank you to our firefighters all up and 
down the district.
  The city of Chico had much positive participation as well, starting 
in the morning with the Optimist Club of Oroville and Chico saying, 
Let's take the firefighters to breakfast. They did so. There was a lot 
of great participation on that. It was one way to start the day--by 
saying thank you again to our first responders.
  The city of Chico, along with their fire department, led by Chief 
Bill Hack, was able to have a very, very moving and well-done 9/11 
commemoration starting at the Elks Club because the fire station was no 
longer large enough to house all the people that were participating, 
which is a good thing. They used great solemnity to honor the 
firefighters that were lost 15 years ago as well as remembering that 
those first responders need to be respected and properly taken care of.
  We commend, again, the city of Chico and the fire department for 
making the community part of this, culminating in the bell-ringing at 
the 9/11 Memorial they have onsite at Station 5.
  And there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the brand new building 
they have with a 9/11 memorial inside as well.
  God bless our first responders and our firefighters. Good job, city 
of Chico, for making the 15th anniversary of 9/11 a good public event.

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