[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20588-20589]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          SPECIAL JOINT SESSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, September 6 of this year, a 
special Joint Session of the United States Congress gathered in New 
York City to remember the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This 
special session reminded us of the lives that were lost and the heroes 
that were found all across this country on that terrible day. I am 
honored to have taken part in this unique session.
  We convened at Federal Hall, where the first Congress met over two 
centuries ago, and a few blocks from where the World Trade Center 
towers once stood proud and tall.

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  Mr. Speaker, we met to remember the thousands of lives that ended so 
abruptly that day. We prayed for the families of those that were lost. 
We prayed for the families who had to say goodbye before they were 
ready. The wound that America suffered on that day will always be 
remembered.
  We also expressed our most sincere thanks to the firefighters, police 
officers emergency personnel, and all others who risked and gave their 
lives on that day. These brave men and women, along with their peers 
across the country, risk their lives every day to protect those around 
them. Expressing our thanks to them is a long overdue action.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, we recommit ourselves to eradicating terrorism 
from the world and to making sure that those responsible for this 
horrible attack on America are brought to justice. American soldiers 
are now stationed across the globe, helping to create a world where 
those who live in freedom can also live free of the fear of terrorism. 
America and the world owe these soldiers a debt of gratitude.
  I am proud to have joined Congress on September 6, to remember the 
lives that were lost and to show those who would harm America that we 
will not forget, but we will overcome.

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