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Darrell Issa: I rise today with a broken heart, torn between great sorrow and great anger in support of this resolution. I have no…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2001
I rise today with a broken heart, torn between great sorrow and great anger in support of this resolution. I have no words sufficient to express my total contempt for the cowards who perpetrated this horrific act of terrorism. In fact, I believe America has no words sufficient to express their contempt for the cowards who perpetrated this horrific act of terrorism against the people of America. I would cite the President's words of earlier today, when he said, ``The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against the country were more than acts of terror, they were acts of war.'' I, therefore, thank the majority leader and the minority leader and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for putting together such a thoughtful and timely resolution condemning the terrible acts aimed directly at the freedoms and liberties of the American people. To Americans across the Nation who mourn and who are angry, I call on you to focus your anger on the perpetrators of this unlawful act and not to cast anger on neighbors, on coworkers, simply because of their certain religion, race, or nationality.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Addressing the resolution condemning the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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