[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of one of 
our Nation's most tragic days. This weekend, we remember and honor 
those we lost and those they left behind. In the days and months 
following these attacks, our Nation was in mourning, but there was also 
hope as we came together to build a stronger country. This anniversary, 
let us reawaken that spirit.
  Ten years ago, we stood on the Capitol steps, Republicans and 
Democrats alike, in a show of national unity and resolve. The spirit of 
that moment was only a tiny symbolic action dwarfed by the enormous 
outpouring of kindness and volunteerism across this Nation, but it is 
one we clearly need to see again. Let us once again channel the 
strength we found in the aftermath of 9/11 and begin a new chapter in 
rebuilding America.

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