Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5207, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6101 West Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington, Minnesota, as the Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, was introduced by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ramstad) on July 24, 2002. As an American hero, Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. was a passenger on board the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed outside of Pittsburgh on September 11, 2001. Thomas Burnett was among a group of passengers who decided to take action against the terrorists who had hijacked Flight 93 with plans to crash the plane in Washington, D.C. He was also a man of character who was able to contact his wife during the terrible journey of Flight 93 and let her know that, and I quote, ``A group of us are going to do something,'' and something they did. That something was to make sure the hijackers did not hit a populated area.”