Matt Gaetz: “I am joined here with members of the Florida, Georgia, and Alabama delegations because on December 6, in the early hours…”

“I am joined here with members of the Florida, Georgia, and Alabama delegations because on December 6, in the early hours of the day, our Nation learned of a terrorist attack unfolding at Naval Air Station Pensacola. The attack took the lives of Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson of Coffee County, Alabama; Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham of St. Petersburg, Florida; and Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters of Richmond Hill, Georgia. We congregate here today to honor the memory of those who lost their lives and those who were wounded during the course of this egregious attack. Those who wear the uniform inspire the best within us because they are truly the best among us. They are our sons and daughters, our fathers and mothers. Last Friday, three of them were taken from us, and we shall not forget their names, or those who have been impacted by that terrible attack. I request all present, both on the floor and in the gallery, to rise for a moment of silence; and I am proud and honored to be joined by my colleagues. ____________________”