[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I love my country, and I rise 
today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11. It has been 
a very painful thing for those of us who love our country.
  But notwithstanding all of the pain that I and the many others 
endure, it is not the same pain as those who have loved ones who made a 
transition on that day. So today I rise in honor of those who made the 
transition, those who went forward when others were running away.
  I salute those who are willing to stand and secure this country. I 
salute the police officers. I salute the military. I thank them for 
their service.
  I also want to honor those who lost their lives, and I have great 
sympathy for those who survived and the family members.
  I ask for a moment of silent prayer.
  Mr. Speaker, I know that there are still people who are willing to go 
into harm's way to make the ultimate sacrifice so that we can have a 
better quality of life in the freest country in the world.

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