[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16760]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     AMERICANS MUST REAFFIRM THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today we as Americans must 
reaffirm our allegiance to the United States of America, and as we 
stand here today, men and women all over this Nation are drawn to New 
York and drawn to Virginia and the Pentagon helping to recover, helping 
to discover and find our loved ones.

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  But we must resolve that this terrorism and this terrorist act will 
not undermine our constitution, will not undermine our resolve and will 
not undermine our faith.
  To the injured and the families of the victims, I offer His amazing 
grace. To the firefighters and police officers who have fallen, we 
thank you for your sacrifice.
  We ask people of all faiths all over the world to take us to the 
level of weeding out these terrorists because we will not attack 
recklessly but we will attack with purpose.
  I love America, and I love this home of the brave and the free.

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