[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACKS OF 9/11

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. It's been 11 years since blue skies over New York were 
blackened with soot, 11 years since the Pentagon sustained its only 
attack in history, and 11 years since the heroism of our countrymen 
over a quiet field in Pennsylvania. Today, we remember and honor all of 
the lives lost on this day 11 years ago.
  In the aftermath of 9/11, we mourned those who lost their lives. What 
had seemed so far from possible just 1 day before was ever present from 
that moment on, and we will never forget.
  From the ashes came stories of heartbreak, like twins born on 
September 15 who never knew their father. For them and so many others, 
it's not 11 years; it's every single day.
  As we reflect on this anniversary of
9/11, let us remember those 3,000 people, the fathers and mothers, sons 
and daughters, and brave first responders, and the values of this 
country for which they lost their lives, our tolerance, our democracy, 
and our freedom.

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