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Kendrick Meek: “I come to this well today to thank them for having shown the highest valor that an Appropriations Committee could do.…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2001
I come to this well today to thank them for having shown the highest valor that an Appropriations Committee could do. They have risen to their highest glory today, because they have shown that through their wiles they have been able to bring to the hurt and harm to people in this country the resources of the United States government. That is what we should be about, to be able to act quickly and resolutely to what our problems are. I want to thank the Members for it. I was around during World War II. I have been a member of the Committee on Appropriations. I know what military preparedness is all about. So do not worry about it, we are doing the right thing. Our young President is doing the right thing. We have to stand behind him. We have to unify, as Americans always do. I am thankful to be here, having spanned all that time, to come back today to thank God for America.
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Kendrick Meek
Florida
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Editor's note · Context

Expressing gratitude to the Appropriations Committee for their actions in response to national challenges.

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