[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6863]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     UNIFYING VOICE OF THANKSGIVING

  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise as one who supported very strongly 
the resolution to authorize the use of force in Iraq. I know many 
patriotic Americans vigorously disagree with that position. I hope out 
of that vigorous disagreement today will come the unifying voice of 
thanksgiving because I rise to say thank you to the young men and 
women, all of whom are volunteers, wearing the uniform of this country. 
Whether they are directly engaged in the war or not, we should thank 
you.
  To those at home who have been left behind, who will ache with their 
hearts when they see the empty place at the dinner table, or the arms 
that cannot hold the young son or daughter, we should say thank you. 
And to all of the employees, civilian and otherwise, in the private 
sector who helped to equip, arm and train our forces, we should say 
thank you.
  There is serious disagreement in our country as to which way to go, 
we all feel strongly, but let us feel even more strongly today in the 
unity of thanksgiving for those serving the sacrifice of our great 
country.

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