[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        GERMANWINGS FLIGHT 9525

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening with 
deep sadness in the wake of the terrible tragedy involving Germanwings 
Flight 9525.
  While the investigation is still ongoing, it is believed that all 150 
passengers on board have been lost, including three American citizens. 
Also on board were 16 German students who were on their way back to 
Germany following their 10th-grade class trip to Spain.
  Mr. Speaker, every tragedy of this magnitude brings heartbreak, but 
we are especially saddened by the loss of so many young people full of 
hope and promise.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that investigators can quickly determine 
the cause of this tragedy for the victims' families.
  As cochair of the bipartisan German-American Congressional Caucus, I 
want to offer my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all the victims and 
their families, and our allies in the several countries currently 
addressing this tragedy.

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