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Rep. Corrine Brown: Many of us went to Ground Zero a couple of weeks ago, over 100 Members of Congress, and everyone talked about the…

On the recordOctober 31, 2001
Many of us went to Ground Zero a couple of weeks ago, over 100 Members of Congress, and everyone talked about the physical devastation. What stands out most in my mind was the number of people that lost their lives. We cannot put that back together. How many families got destroyed? We can rebuild the buildings, but we need to do what we can in this House to make sure that that never happens again. That was my commitment. I wish it was everybody's commitment, in particular the people on the other side of the aisle. I do think it is not most of them; it is just a few people that are holding up our passing a meaningful aviation security bill. Shame on them. Shame on them.
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Rep. Corrine Brown
Florida

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Addressing the need for aviation security legislation after the events of September 11, 2001.

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