[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the terrorist attacks 
in Brussels, Belgium, that took place early this morning. These brutal 
acts of violence have claimed the lives of at least 30 people and have 
injured at least 170 more.
  The people of Brussels woke up this morning, ready for another day in 
their life, only to have their world rocked by this sudden and 
unexpected attack. Some wished their loved ones goodbye for the day, 
only to never return.
  This is now the second time in just 5 short months that our friends 
and allies in Europe have been struck with a wide-scale terrorist 
attack. It is another chilling reminder that we are at war against 
radical Islamic terrorism.
  But it is also a reminder of the goodness in people. We saw people 
run into the flames, into the smoke, and against the flow of the 
terrified masses to give aid and comfort to the wounded. It is a 
reminder that we are right and just and that we must be ever-vigilant.
  Mr. Speaker, we must stand together in solidarity with the Belgian 
people as they recover, and we must stand together as a world against 
this ever-increasing threat to our freedom and way of life.

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