Political Quotes

“I rise to remember the 10th anniversary of the anthrax attacks on our country. During the weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2011, our Nation was exposed to chemical warfare for the first time. Two anthrax attacks were delivered through our country's postal system. The first set of letters was mailed to media outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, the National Enquirer, and the New York Post in September. Three weeks later, two other anthrax letters were mailed to U.S. Senators--Senator Daschle and Senator Patrick Leahy. The letter to Senator Leahy never made it to Capitol Hill. The envelope addressed to Senator Daschle, however, was opened on October 15 in the Hart Senate Office Building in the mailroom of the office I use today. Emergency responders rushed to join Capitol Police to evaluate the situation and determine the extent of contamination. It was 10 years ago this week on October 17, 2001, the Capitol was evacuated. At that time I was a Member of the House of Representatives. I remember the fear and trepidation all Americans felt in the days and weeks following September 11. I take this time to honor the courage of our Nation's Federal employees. Two made the ultimate sacrifice, dying from the exposure of the deadly anthrax toxin at the postal facility that handled all the mail that came to the Senate and House offices. U.S. postal workers Thomas L. Morris, Jr. and Joseph P. Curseen, Jr.…”