[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NATIONAL SECURITY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, as we remember 9/11, it should renew our 
determination to see justice brought to those responsible and to 
protect our homeland against further attack.
  This week, we will take up legislation on both of those points. 
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our intelligence community, 
we have captured most of those responsible for murdering nearly 3,000 
of our innocent civilians on 9/11.
  This week, we will create a framework to bring these terrorists to 
justice. It will provide a system that is fair and firm and ensures 
that these terrorists are never again given the chance to do us harm.
  We will also work to prevent further attacks on America by 
strengthening our surveillance capabilities on terrorist activities. In 
the war on terror, intelligence-gathering is crucial, and we must give 
our intelligence community the tools it needs to protect America.
  Mr. Speaker, nothing is more urgent than strengthening our national 
security.

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