[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING THE LOS ANGELES CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I have had both the sobering and 
serious responsibility of serving on the Homeland Security Committee 
since the heinous acts of 9/11.
  I rise today to give comfort to and to thank the Los Angeles 
Consolidated School District for its swift response. I know that the 
reports of its actions received conflicting commentary, but it had the 
responsibility for over 600,000 children. I believe, when 
administrators act seriously, competently, and thoughtfully, they need 
to know that we appreciate it.
  We live in very difficult and challenging times. It is a horrific 
person who sends false threats and who frightens the general public; 
but it is a wise leader who takes it seriously to protect his 
constituents. In this instance, the Los Angeles Consolidated School 
District, its superintendent, and all of those involved in making the 
decision to protect those children did the right thing.
  We live in very difficult times, and we here in the United States are 
continuing to try and define and refine our alert system and to do the 
kind of intelligence work to provide our local authorities with the 
right information; but, as a parent, I congratulate them for standing 
up for the children and making sure that those children and teachers 
and others were safe.
  God help us that we will purge out the horrificness and horribleness 
of terroristic acts.

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