[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT

  (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express the sorrow I feel 
about the tragedy that happened in Newtown, Connecticut, last Friday.
  I have a personal connection with Newtown. After being transferred 
from Texas, my parents were sent to Connecticut, to the corporate 
headquarters of my father's company. They bought a home in Newtown. My 
brother graduated from Newtown High School. I would go to Newtown for 
the holidays. I have driven past Sandy Hook Elementary School--the 
place where 20 innocent children and six adults were killed by a 
madman.
  As a parent, I cannot imagine the pain the families who lost a child 
are feeling. From my brief time in Newtown, I saw that it was a true 
community with strong people. They will go forward, but they need our 
thoughts, our prayers, and our love.
  May God bless them and help them find peace.

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