[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16756]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               AMERICA STANDS STRONG IN FACE OF TERRORISM

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute).
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, our hearts and prayers go out 
to those who mourn the horrific actions of cowardice that we 
experienced yesterday. We are up against an enemy this time that has 
committed an act of war; but it is an enemy that is not a country, it 
is a band of evil people that is trying to instill fear in America. We 
must do all we can to defeat this enemy, and we are all enlisted as 
soldiers in that fight. Many of our emergency professionals have put 
their lives on the line and given their lives and deserve our 
appreciation.
  What is there for us to do? We must remember that their weapon is 
fear. They are trying to instill fear in us; and if we panic, they have 
achieved victory. We must be showing our resolve as Americans and 
lining up to give blood, not lining up to panic to get gas at a gas 
station. That is what America is all about. We have risen to the 
challenge in the past; we will rise to the challenge today. With God's 
good grace, reaching out with condolences


to those who have suffered, we move forward with determination that we 
will achieve victory.

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