[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4512-H4513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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              RECOGNIZING THE TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION

  (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank retired 
Fire Department of New York Lieutenant Jack Kielty, a dedicated board 
member of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
  This foundation stands in memory of 9/11 hero Stephen Siller, and 
they work to support those brave individuals like Jack Kielty and Steve 
Siller who willingly risked their lives at a time when New York and our 
Nation needed them.
  I have witnessed the impact of their work through my friend and 
constituent, retired Sergeant Major Sid Hamid. As an Army Green Beret, 
Sergeant Major Hamid selflessly placed himself in harm's way many times 
and battled through nine separate tours on behalf of the United States 
military.
  Through the program, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Sergeant Hamid was 
gifted a smart home at the beginning of the summer. Jack Kielty of the 
New York City Fire Department traveled down to Franklin, Texas, to 
personally present the home to the Hamid family.
  In recognition of this selflessness, I stand here today to say thank 
you to Jack Kielty with a very important certificate signed by the 
Governor of the State of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott, proclaiming Jack 
Kielty to be an honorary Texan.
  Mr. Speaker, our great Nation needs people who will stand up at a 
time of need, and this is exactly what 9/11 has produced, brave 
Americans but also selflessness in their service to others.

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  I thank Jack Kielty, Tunnel to Towers, and Sergeant Hamid for their 
great service to this great Nation.

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