I would like to congratulate the men and women of our military for a courageous mission, and our intelligence community for accurate and important intelligence. I would like to congratulate the President for his persistence in bringing a mass murderer to justice, and I would especially like to salute the men and women of our military services who, for the last 10 years, have fought the indispensable consequences of the actions of terrorism. All of us, as has been said by many Senators today, especially have in our hearts and minds the families of the victims of 9/11 and hope that somehow, in some small way, this event helps bring some closure to what has happened to their lives. ____________________
On the recordMay 2, 2011
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
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