[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8800]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise to 
acknowledge that today our country has been struck by a terrible, 
terrible tragedy. The death toll at Virginia Tech now is reported to be 
over 30. This is the worst campus shooting in the history of our 
country.
  As the Virginia Tech community struggles with the mourning and 
questioning that is certain to follow, the continued prayers of this 
Congress are with the students, their families, the faculty and the 
staff at Virginia Tech.
  Leader Boehner joins me in extending our condolences to all 
concerned. And we ask for a moment of silence to be observed in this 
body. Would we all please rise to observe the moment of silence.

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