Todd Young: “I want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his hard work and leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, tonight…”

“I want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for his hard work and leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, tonight, this Hoosier rises in solidarity with our French brethren. Fourteen years ago, on September 11, when radical terrorists struck at the heart of the United States, France stood by us. In one of America's darkest hours, when no words seemed to adequately express the shock and sadness we felt, it was our French allies who famously evoked the phrase: ``We are all Americans.'' Sadly, last Friday evening, on November 13, 2015, France was similarly subjected to multiple acts of terror in Paris. Now, it is our turn to offer our support to the fallen, to their families, and to all of France. Today, Mr. Speaker, we Americans stand with the people of France. Our ties with France date back hundreds of years, to the days of the American Revolutionary War. Our shared values, our respect for liberty, equality, and democracy, have bound our two great nations through centuries of conflict and peace. So, tonight, on behalf of the citizens of Indiana, I send my sincere thoughts and prayers to the Parisians so devastated by this atrocity. Together, we will restore France. Together, we will defend civilization against barbarianism, and together we can endeavor to eliminate ISIS. In the wake of this sorrow, we must reflect on what led to this attack on innocent civilians.…”