[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17882-17883]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   COMING TOGETHER IN A TIME OF NEED

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise with a great deal of pride to 
salute the communities I represent, Palm Beach County, Martin, St. 
Lucie, Okeechobee, Glades, Hendry, and Highlands, the 16th 
Congressional District in Florida.
  I am so proud because every citizen of our community rallied together 
for this Nation, supporting those who are

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in need, helping raise funds, donating blood, doing whatever little bit 
they could to make not only those in New York and Washington feel 
better, but unite as a Nation against evil.
  I am proud because our community at times during the last election 
was disparaged for not getting their votes right. Today we prove not 
only did we send the right person to Washington to lead this Nation, 
but we are also committed to making certain this terror never rains on 
America again.
  The firefighters, the paramedics, the police, the National Guard, 
everybody virtually joined hands together to work together to make this 
Nation stronger. We may have had a difficult day September 11, but out 
of the ashes comes a greater resolve to make America a more perfect 
union, under God, protecting liberties, defining the future, and making 
certain we support our commander-in-chief, the President of the United 
States, George Bush, who I am proud to call a friend, and particularly 
proud to call a great leader today in times of adversity. I salute him, 
I thank him, and God bless his family as we endeavor to protect our 
country.

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