[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16933]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SEPTEMBER 6, 2002: A TIME TO MOURN

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2002

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, the good book tells us that there is a time 
for every purpose under heaven. There is a time to weep and a time to 
mourn. On September 6th I joined some 250 of my colleagues in this body 
as we traveled to Federal Hall in New York City to do just that.
  We gathered at a place in which this Congress met and even adopted 
the Bill of Rights in 1789. We mourned with those who mourn and we wept 
with those who weep. The last time I was in New York City was September 
21, 2001. I stood in the ashes and on the periphery of the devastation 
at Ground Zero and I expect tomorrow, as we all do, to be a deeply 
moving day emotionally.
  As we join to pray, Mr. Speaker, let us ever remember that we are 
also told that there is a time for peace and there is a time for war. 
As we pray for the bereaved let us also pray for wisdom for our 
President and our leadership in this institution as we choose the times 
and the days ahead for war.

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