[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        STANDING TOGETHER UNITED

  (Mr. KING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, yesterday was an act of war upon the United 
States. Our country as a nation will never be the same again. But from 
that tragedy, from that moment of death and destruction, we must 
rededicate ourselves to our principles. We must stand behind our 
President as commander in chief; stand together, not as Democrats and 
Republicans, but as Americans, vowing to find out exactly who it was 
that is responsible for this heinous act and to do all we can to 
eliminate them from the face of the Earth, and also those who would 
harbor them, those who harbor these terrorists.
  Also my heart goes out to the victims, many of whom live in my 
district and the adjoining districts outside of and within New York 
City. Already the names of friends and relatives are coming in, so we 
personally know how tragic this truly is. I just want those families to 
know that our hearts and prayers are with them. We give a special debt 
of thanks to the police officers and the firefighters who gave their 
lives.
  Again, as Americans, we must stand together one united country to 
root out this terrorism, to defeat them once and for all. Our hearts 
and prayers go to the victims and their families.

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