[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM STRIKES PARIS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I join with my colleague 
from Illinois. This is certainly a bipartisan issue.
  On Friday, the world watched in horror as Paris endured multiple 
murderous attacks by Islamist radicals. My thoughts and prayers go out 
to the citizens of France, the oldest ally of the American people.
  I know it is certain that the French values of liberty, equality, and 
fraternity will never weaken in the face of terror. President Francois 
Hollande yesterday reminded the world that France is a country of 
freedom.
  In the last month of the global war on terrorism, Daesh, or ISIL, has 
murdered 244 on a Russian jetliner, 41 have been murdered in Beirut, 
Lebanon, and now 129 were murdered across Paris, with a direct threat 
to attack Washington and Rome. The President should change course to 
eliminate safe havens for Islamist radicals.
  Terrorists are trying to break our will with acts of cruel cowardice, 
but they are mistaken. We will fight together to protect our values and 
to protect American families.
  As co-chair of the French Caucus, and of French heritage, I 
especially appreciate our friendship with the citizens of France.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism. France is the latest direct target in the global war on 
terrorism.

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