[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7281-7282]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE BRAVE MEMBERS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

  (Mr. GRIMM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GRIMM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak on my amendment that 
was offered earlier today by my colleague Mr. Reed on my behalf and was 
included in the Intelligence Authorization Act.
  My amendment honors the brave members of the intelligence community, 
military and civilian contingent, who played a vital role in the 
mission that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1.
  On September 11, 2001, bin Laden and members of his terrorist network 
struck at the heart of the Nation, carrying out attacks that took the 
lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans. Of those killed, 2,752 were 
in my hometown of New York City, including over 400 police officers, 
firefighters, and first responders. The largest percentage of these 
Americans, and their families, call my district of Staten Island and 
Brooklyn home.
  So I have a good reason to stand here today to congratulate the men 
and women of our intelligence community for the role that they played 
in locating and killing Osama bin Laden, a man who was the embodiment 
of evil and oppression.

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  The members of America's intelligence community are faceless warriors 
whose heroic accomplishments rarely see the light of day. So I urge 
this administration: Mr. President, please, these men deserve our 
undying gratitude for their role in this extraordinary mission; and 
they deserve our praise, not our prosecution.

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