[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  IN MOURNING FOR FALLEN AMERICANS AND IN SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT BUSH, 
      NATIONAL LEADERS, AND AMERICA'S RESOLVE TO OVERCOME TRAGEDY

  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I want to offer my personal welcome to 
Prime Minister Howard of Australia. I am sure the good people of 
Australia share with us this moment of tragedy.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend President Bush for his eloquent 
statement last night, before our Nation and the world, in the aftermath 
of the vicious terrorist attack that took the lives of thousands of 
innocent American citizens.
  Today I rise in absolute support of President Bush, the leaders of 
our Nation, and our national resolve to overcome this tragedy. I rise 
to mourn with those who mourn, to comfort those in need of comfort, and 
to express my deepest sorrow for the loss of innocent life and many 
seriously injured from this national tragedy.
  Mr. Speaker, America is strong, and with tremendous faith in Divine 
Providence, as President Franklin Roosevelt said and I quote, ``We will 
not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain 
that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again. With 
confidence in our Armed Forces, with the unbounded determination of our 
people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.''

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