[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            BRUSSELS ATTACKS

  (Mr. MEEKS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the resolution 
passed earlier today condemning the heinous acts that occurred in 
Brussels yesterday.
  Whenever such cowardly attacks take place against innocent people, we 
all are victims. Of course, the attacks in Brussels are not isolated 
and, sadly, remind me of the recent attacks of terror in Paris, in 
Nigeria, in Kenya, in Turkey, against people of all faiths. I shall not 
recite all of the cities that come to mind in what has become a new 
normal.
  As a global community, we must continue to unite against this threat 
abroad and at home until we have brought the extremists who perpetuate 
such crimes to justice.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to conclude by reminding us all here in 
this Chamber, as well as our European friends, that during these 
difficult times, we should remember what brings us together. The 
resolution passed earlier is not just about Belgium-U.S. relations, nor 
is it about the recent attacks in Brussels. The resolution also reminds 
us that the nature of the response is what brings us together. The 
solutions to terror are to be found only with an emphasis on the 
Democratic and individual rights that we humbly work to protect.

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