Clay Higgins: “when this Nation has been hit with terrorist attacks or national disasters, America has always responded with a strong…”

“when this Nation has been hit with terrorist attacks or national disasters, America has always responded with a strong, decisive, generous spirit. Four years ago on September 11, 2001, without warning, like missiles from hell, two planes filled with the most innocent of victims slammed into the World Trade Center's twin towers, 3,000 dead seemingly in an instant. America's response was quick, decisive and powerful. On that day, we as Americans took a hit, but we stood united and we responded with confidence, blue States and red States, suburban and urban, black and white, rich and poor, together, united. Everyone suffered equally and resolved collectively to rebuild, to sacrifice, to reaffirm boldly what the scum terrorists had tried to destroy. People reached deep within themselves and from the collective heart a supremely compassionate response for and from the ages, a source of national pride forever. Confidence in public officials and institutions soared. Today, Mr. Speaker, we are a nation that is stumbling. We have lost our confident and compassionate way. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Government's response was slow and sluggish, sloppy and uneven. No one took responsibility and there was no leadership. None. Our collective and national compassion was reduced to internal retreat and rapacious impulses. While so-called leaders spun blame, the poor, the sick and the stranded continued to suffer.…”