[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7881-H7882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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    REMEMBERING AND HONORING VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, ATTACKS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor those who 
lost their lives on September 11, 2001. On that tragic day, nearly 
3,000 innocent Americans were killed in the attacks on the World Trade 
Center in New York, the Pentagon in D.C., and those on Flight 93 in 
Pennsylvania. Some of those who perished included brave first 
responders who ran into the burning buildings as others were running 
out.
  That horrific day changed our great Nation forever. It became clear 
that there was an ever-present threat by those who wish to attack our 
country and its citizens.

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  Eleven days after these attacks, the Department of Homeland Security 
was created to make a more secure America that is better equipped to 
confront the range of threats that we face.
  As the current chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations 
Subcommittee, I am working to ensure that the Department is provided 
with the resources to accomplish their mission. Working to keep our 
Nation safe is one of my top priorities, and one of the primary roles 
of the Federal Government.
  Together, we must work to make sure that terrorist attacks like 9/11 
never happen again.

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