[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 3407

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I join in saluting my colleague, friend, 
and roommate--we share a house on Capitol Hill--Senator Schumer. I am 
sure he speaks for Senator Gillibrand, as well, in expressing sympathy 
for the loss that occurred outside the city of Buffalo last night, with 
the crash of this Continental Airlines flight.
  My sympathy goes out to all the families and friends and my 
admiration to all the first responders. This is a time when communities 
gather together, become a family, work hard to try to appease the loss 
but to make certain we are doing everything in our power to lessen the 
pain these families will feel.

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