[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

   EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT EVERY CITIZEN IS ENCOURAGED TO 
                            DISPLAY THE FLAG

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                               speech of

                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 12, 2001

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this resolution, 
H. Con. Res. 225, and commend the gentle lady from Missouri, 
Congresswoman Emerson, for drafting this measure.
  I extend my condolences to the thousands of victims and their 
families throughout our Nation who have suffered from these terrorist 
attacks, and, particularly, to my colleague from New York, Mr. Crowley, 
who lost his cousin, John Moran, a New York City fire fighter, who died 
on Tuesday at the tragedy at the World Trade Center. Our prayers are 
with you and your family, and we commend your cousin John for paying 
the ultimate price for those in need. Our Nation's fire fighters, law 
enforcement, and emergency personnel are the pillars of our community. 
Our entire Nation mourns when we lose any brother or sister in uniform.
  Following the barbaric terrorist attacks on our great Nation, earlier 
this week, thousands of Americans joined together to donate their time, 
services, and blood to the victims of this tragic day. These charitable 
acts reflect the compassion of the American spirit and the respect for 
life we share as a nation.
  This resolution further calls on our American citizenry, to raise up 
the flag of our Nation as a symbolic gesture of the solidarity of our 
Nation and as a proclamation to the cowards who perpetrated these 
heinous attacks that we, as a nation, continue to stand as the beacon 
of freedom in this world. Their attempt to bring chaos and terror to 
the hearts of Americans has only brought forth the great sense of 
patriotism, liberty, and kindness which stands as the cornerstone of 
our Nation.
  I proudly join the Members of this House and millions of Americans in 
supporting this measure and calling for all our neighbors to display, 
with pride, resilience, and solidarity, the stars and stripes of the 
United States of America.
  God bless the American people and the United States.

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