[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5166-H5167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

  (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 23rd 
anniversary of September 11, 2001, a day where nearly 3,000 lives were 
stolen from us in a series of brutal terrorist attacks that would alter 
the course of our Nation's history.
  On that fateful morning, families in New York and across America 
began their day like any other, only to face a tragedy that forever 
changed our Nation. Husbands and wives, parents and children, went 
about their routines unaware of the devastation that awaited them.
  Their loss is immeasurable, but so too is the extraordinary bravery 
and sense of patriotism that emerged from that chaos. Our first 
responders, firefighters, police officers, and medics

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rushed into danger displaying unmatched heroism and selflessness. They 
ran toward the inferno while others fled, saving countless lives and 
embodying the true spirit of courage.
  As we remember those whom we lost and honor the valor of our first 
responders, let us renew our commitment to the values they protected. 
Their sacrifice demands that we stand united, proud, and resolute.
  May their legacy drive us to uphold the freedom and unity that make 
our Nation strong and resilient. God bless the families impacted that 
day, God bless our first responders and military, and God bless the 
United States of America.

                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed without amendment a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 7032. An Act to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide the Congressional 
     Budget Office with necessary authorities to expedite the 
     sharing of data from executive branch agencies and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has agreed to without 
amendment concurrent resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent Resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a 
     ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medals awarded 
     under the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act.
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent Resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award 
     posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration to 
     the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 
     2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States 
     and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport.

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