[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 15 years ago this Sunday, Al Qaeda 
terrorists launched brutal and vicious attacks against our country. Yet 
this weekend America will remember not only the horror of those attacks 
but also the heroism of our response.
  We saw firefighters, police officers, and first responders rush in to 
confront danger. We saw the men and women of our Armed Forces stand 
ready and sacrifice greatly in defense of our country. We saw Americans 
across the land work together in a spirit of unity. So 15 years later, 
it is clear that the terrorists did not succeed. We remain united 
against terror.
  So this Sunday is a day to remember and honor the victims of 
September 11 and pray for their families. It is also a day to express 
gratitude to the many Americans who have fought to keep us safe ever 
since--the men and women who fight for the very thing that makes this 
the greatest Nation on Earth--freedom.

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