[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16761]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



     CONDEMNATION OF BRUTAL ACTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMERICAN HEROES

  (Ms. WATSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WATSON of California. Yesterday was an emergency 911 call for 
every American in this Nation, black, white, Latino, Jew, Gentile, 
Christian, and non-Christian, to stand united in our utter condemnation 
of these brutal and inhuman acts.
  Clearly, it is too early to identify with precision the source of the 
terrorist attack. But I am confident, with all of our resources brought 
together in the coming weeks and months, with our intelligence, law 
enforcement and military agencies, we will be able to piece together a 
coherent and credible story; and we will act precisely.
  In closing, my prayers go out to the hundreds, thousands, perhaps 
millions of Americans who have been directly affected by these 
terrorist acts. In addition, the courageous acts of rescue workers, 
volunteers, our fire and police departments must be acknowledged and 
praised. It is now time to honor them all. We are all and they are all 
true American heroes.

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