[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL LEGISLATION IN HONOR OF VICTIMS OF SIXTEENTH 
            STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BOMBING PASSES UNANIMOUSLY

  (Ms. SEWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, today I just want to thank this body for 
passing this profound Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the four 
little girls who lost their lives in the bombing of the Sixteenth 
Street Baptist Church. I just want to acknowledge my sincere 
appreciation to the leadership of both parties in getting this 
Congressional Gold Medal on the floor.
  We have in our presence two sisters of two of the deceased four 
little girls. I think I speak on behalf of the whole State of Alabama 
and our Alabama delegation when I say a profound thank you for this 
body. I know that everyone here is mighty appreciative of the 
sacrifices that their families have made in order for our great Nation 
to live up to its true ideals of justice and equality for all, and I 
think that it's befitting if we all stand and clap.
  A unanimous vote is truly a victory for all of us.

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