[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              THE END OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S REIGN OF TERROR

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for those of us who were here 
on 9/11 in this humble place and saw the building smoke, we know what 
today and the last 24 hours have meant. Thank you to the Navy SEALs for 
their bravery, for their strategic genius, for providing a safety net 
to bring them all out, to make sure that the women and children were 
protected.
  Thank you to President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, the 
continuing chain of those who experienced terrorism who worked 
together. Thank you, President Obama. And, again, to the families of 
the victims, no one knows the story, those who were victims whose 
family members died at the USS Cole or in Africa or on 9/11 or in 1993.
  So I ask us not to move forward in this country as Democrats or 
Republicans but as Americans, not as conservative radio talk show 
listeners who seemingly cannot find a glistening of hope. But come 
together as Americans. Osama bin Laden is dead, and we have the 
opportunity to thank the Navy SEALs and the United States military. And 
we have the ability to move forward as Americans, to move forward for 
peace and democracy and to be able to thank those who have laid down 
their lives, who sacrifice so that our flag can fly and justice can 
prevail in our Nation and around the world.

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