[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16124]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        REGARDING THE JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS IN NEW YORK CITY

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I look forward tomorrow to joining 
approximately 250 of my colleagues at the Joint Meeting of Congress in 
New York City, where we will honor the victims and celebrate the heroes 
of September 11, 2001.
  We will be returning to the city which terrorists targeted for 
devastation almost 1 year ago, and yet the terrorists did not succeed 
in destroying this Nation or the American spirit. Instead, our Nation 
is strong, our people are its strength. The people of New York are the 
beacon to the strength of the American spirit. Tomorrow we will see 
firsthand that strength, and how New York City has survived in spite of 
the horrible tragedy of September 11.
  Our message to those terrorists is that no one in this Nation will 
retreat, and we will not be intimidated. Terrorism against the United 
States, our freedom, and our people will never be tolerated.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the people of New York for 
welcoming Congress to their city. May this visit symbolize not only the 
unity of Congress, but that of the entire country to rebuild our Nation 
and defend our freedom.

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