[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GABBY'S BACK

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this was a good day. And one of the 
reasons it's a good day is because Gabby Giffords is back.
  Mr. Speaker, she is one of the best things in this Congress. To me, 
she came back tonight, cast her vote, the first vote since she was 
attacked. And she is a perfect example of bipartisanship. I have had 
the privilege to work with her on the issue of border security. And 
while she was in the hospital recovering in my hometown of Houston, 
Texas, her staff in Arizona hosted me so I could go down to the border 
and see firsthand the problems of border security in Arizona.
  I think she is a model for the attitude that we should all have. She 
is tenacious and she is relentless in her love for America and her 
desire to do what's right and represent the people in Arizona that 
elected her here.
  So welcome back, Gabby Giffords. You were missed, and we're glad 
you're back.
  And that's just the way it is.

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