[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO CITIZENS OF ATLANTA

  (Mr. ISAKSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of all the Members 
of this Congress to extend our sympathy to the citizens of Atlanta, to 
the families of the victims in the tragedy that took place yesterday, 
and the prayers of this House for those that are in the hospitals 
recovering.
  I also want to extend my gratitude to the hospitals of Grady, of 
Northside and St. Joseph's, and to law enforcement in Atlanta and the 
EMTs.
  And I close by saying this. In the days ahead, all of us will seek to 
find some thing to blame in this tragedy. Today, in America, we all 
share the blame. Violence has become all too repetitive, all too often. 
It is time for us in this Congress, for those in the media, for 
everybody in all facets of our society to understand that violence has 
now permeated mainstream America, and we must begin to act to change 
the minds and hearts of Americans, or all that we have loved and 
treasured will begin to be broken down no matter how great and strong 
our economy.

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