[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                AMERICANS URGED TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11

  (Mr. SMITH of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Madam Speaker, this week it is important to 
remember those who lost their lives during the attack on America last 
year, as well as all of our first responders, our medics, our military 
personnel, and the people that volunteered and tried to help.
  I think our Founding Fathers would be very proud of our new diligence 
in our quest to preserve liberty and freedom in this country. President 
Bush has designated September 11 of each year to be Patriot Day, and 
calls on all Americans to observe it appropriately.
  I urge my Michigan citizens and all Americans to spend some time 
thinking about what we need to do to protect our liberty and freedom, 
and to pray for the families of those that died in the terrorist attack 
in Pennsylvania, Washington and New York. This Wednesday marks the 1-
year anniversary. Let us remember what our forefathers did, and what 
happened to us 1 year ago and our renewed vigor to make sure that we do 
what is important to sacrifice ourselves in the preservation of liberty 
and freedom.

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