[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CHAMPIONS OF FREEDOM WILL NOT BE STOPPED

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, November 13, the world was reminded 
once again that freedom has its foes when Islamic State militants 
killed 129 people and injured hundreds more in coordinated terrorist 
attacks in Paris.
  As we mourn those whose lives were lost and pray for the people of 
France as they confront this terrible tragedy, we must let the 
adversaries of liberty know that champions of freedom will not be 
stopped. We will not waver, we will not cede strength, and we will 
stand firm.
  Today a video released by an Islamic State subgroup appears to show 
militants praising the Paris attacks and warning that a similar attack 
could take place in Washington.
  Congress will continue to explore ways in which we can defeat Islamic 
State, but it is time for President Obama, who told ABC News on Friday 
that we ``have contained'' Islamic State, to take seriously this threat 
to our Nation and all that we stand for.

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