On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge passage of this legislation. This legislation, this 9/11 National Memorial, no matter what corner of this great Nation of ours we are from, we have a shared legacy here. That shared legacy is about sacrifice, heroism, and indeed loss as well. We have a shared future from this memorial about determination, resilience, and the very nature of this Nation to be hopeful and to look forward. To one another, we have a shared responsibility. This memorial will remind us of that and keep that thought very much alive in all of us. Again, let me congratulate and thank the sponsors of the legislation, Mr. Nadler and Mr. MacArthur, for their fine work and for bringing this before us today. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the remarks of my colleagues. Events like 9/11--and the world that it has brought us into--demand that we come together, and I am glad that we have done that on this bill. We have come together to honor the fallen and to protect the living. I urge my colleagues to join in making this the voice of this Chamber as we vote. I yield back the balance of my time.
