[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5217]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           THE BOSTON TRAGEDY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it was my intent as well, as my 
colleague indicated, to come to the floor and discuss and urge the fast 
consideration of gun safety legislation and to speak as well to the 
jurisdictional issue of the Homeland Security Department working on 
cybersecurity.
  But I, too, believe it is most important to offer my deepest sympathy 
to those who lost their lives in Boston on Patriots' Day in this Boston 
Marathon that all the world comes to; to thank the first responders, 
including nurses and doctors, volunteers, marathon runners, and those 
who came from around the world to be in this unifying event. We give to 
them our deepest concern.
  I express my deepest sympathy to my colleagues who represent the 
Boston area, to Governor Deval Patrick, and to those families who lost 
loved ones and those who are now lingering in hospital beds. I wish 
them well and stand with my colleagues as we did on 9/11 and many other 
times, that those who perpetrated this heinous act will be brought to 
justice.
  As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, Mr. Speaker, I also 
hope to look at venues and big events in the pending weeks and months 
so that we can reassess the safety and security for the American 
people. That is our charge and our responsibility, and I know that 
together we will be able to accomplish it.
  Again, my deepest sympathy for this loss. We cannot express the 
depths of the feelings of sympathy that we have.
  May God bless you, and may those who have lost their lives, may they 
rest in peace.

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