[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     AMERICANS RISE TO THE OCCASION

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, we as Americans this morning must confront 
the harsh reality. Yesterday, acts of war were committed against our 
Nation. Accordingly, a state of war exists between the United States 
and all entities of terrorism in the world.
  I welcome the fact that we stand united, because even in this, our 
darkest hour, we see thousands of real-life examples of what has always 
been true in our history. America's citizens are seemingly ordinary 
people who at times of national need and distress rise to the occasion 
and do extraordinary things.
  In that spirit, today, though, Mr. Speaker, I call on our Commander 
in Chief and the American people to take


any and all steps necessary to eradicate this evil from the face of our 
planet.

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