[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, on September 11, 2001, some 3,000 innocent 
men, women and children were killed in an act of war, including 30 from 
my home State of Pennsylvania. This weekend we will honor the memory 
and redevote ourselves to defeating the evil that killed them.
  We should never forget why they died, for no other reason but that 
they were Americans, because the agents of evil believe that they can 
bully us and change our policies by murdering innocent people. And they 
continue to believe this. We saw it in Russia last week; we saw it in 
Spain this summer.
  Madam Speaker, it is our duty to use every element of national power 
to defeat them and the conditions under which they thrive. Three years 
after 9/11 we have made progress. I am proud of the way our country has 
responded. I am proud of our troops. I am proud of our Commander in 
Chief, who has led us in the war on terror with a steady hand. Most of 
all, I am proud of the American people, who have joined together to 
renew our commitment to what makes America great.
  Let us keep praying that the world will be rid of terrorism.

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