[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             LONDON BOMBING

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my deepest 
condolences to our friends in London who suffered a heinous attack of 
terrorism last week when several bombs tore through their public 
transit system. Events like the London bombing remind us how absolutely 
important it is to stand firm against terrorism wherever it rears its 
hideous head. We must never let down our guard.
  Next week, the House is slated to take up legislation to reauthorize 
16 provisions in the PATRIOT Act. Those in Congress acted quickly in 
the wake of September 11 to get this strong legislation passed to help 
safeguard our Nation from the agony of another terrorist attack.
  So far, we have been successful. The PATRIOT Act has helped our 
intelligence and law enforcement officials prevent another attack from 
occurring on American soil. But last week's London bombings remind us 
that we are still in the middle of a fierce battle. Our safety depends 
on our intelligence and law enforcement officials having the tools they 
need to track terrorists and to prevent terrorism, at home and abroad. 
Indeed, this is not the time to let down our guard.

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