[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING OUR FOREIGN SERVANTS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, we learned yesterday, and are 
receiving reports this morning, of the attacks against the U.S. Embassy 
in Cairo and the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. In Benghazi, our 
Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in the 
service of our Nation. Our thoughts and sympathies today are with the 
families of these brave Americans.
  These attacks remind us of the sacrifices made on a daily basis by 
foreign service officers, diplomatic security personnel, and our marine 
security guards. I join my colleagues in strongly condemning the murder 
of these innocent Americans, and I support employing every available 
tool at our disposal to ensure the safety of Americans overseas and to 
hunt down those responsible for these attacks.
  Yesterday we commemorated the anniversary of the attacks of September 
11, and today we are reminded that brave Americans serve us every day 
at the risk of their own lives. We honor the Americans we lost in Libya 
and we will stand united in our response.
  Among the things we can agree on in Washington is that the attacks on 
the United States and its representatives will be met with resolve and 
that America's presence and defense of our national interests across 
the globe will not be deterred by the acts of violent extremists.
  I yield the floor.

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