[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   WILLING AND READY TO WORK TOGETHER

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Madam Speaker, yesterday was an absolutely glorious 
day. We watched the peaceful transfer of power from one President to 
the next. Standing there, I had the great honor of looking out at 
millions of my fellow countrymen and women who came together to stand 
there beside our great memorials to watch this event.
  Everything went so beautifully that I felt that I wanted to thank 
those who were involved in making the process happen. I would like to 
thank all of the security that came and the men and women here who work 
every single day as our guards and our fire department and others who 
committed themselves to such a day.
  So it was a day to celebrate and, certainly, we have turned a page in 
history. And we are willing and ready to work together to move this 
Nation forward.

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