[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1851-H1852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING

  (Mrs. BICE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BICE. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 28th anniversary of the 
bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, a 
horrific event that took the lives of 168 individuals.
  This day is forever ingrained in our lives. We continue to pray for 
those who were senselessly lost and the lives that were changed 
forever. Through all this, Oklahomans remain resilient and stood 
together. They rallied and have shown the Nation what it means to be 
strong, focusing on a message built on hope and love, creating what we 
know as the Oklahoma standard.
  I will always be grateful for the courage and dedication of our first 
responders and the outpouring of support from citizens across the 
country and world. The work done at the Oklahoma City National Memorial 
and Museum is important in ensuring that we treat each other with 
respect and dignity.
  Mr. Speaker, at the ceremony today in Oklahoma City, this verse was 
referenced, and I find it very fitting: 

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Micah 6:8, And what does the Lord require of you? To do justly, to love 
mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

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