On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
I wish to thank Senator Gillibrand for bringing this to the attention of the Senate and the American people and to thank Senators Rubio and Durbin for being here. It is hard to believe it has been 40 years since that tragic event in which terrorists had the attention of the world during the Olympics in Munich. It is hard to believe that over the last 40 years we have experienced so much of the violence from extremists and terrorists. Tomorrow we will commemorate the 11th anniversary of the attack on our own country. We recognize the only way we could stand up for this type of extremism is to never forget and to rededicate ourselves to do everything we can to root out extremists, to root out terrorists, and to never forget the consequences of their actions. I wish to thank Senator Gillibrand and Senator Rubio for the resolution we passed in this Congress to let those who were victimized 40 years ago know we will not forget them and that we continue to dedicate our efforts to root out this type of hatred and this type of extremism to make sure the Olympic spirit--which is world competition to bring peace in the world--is alive and well in the Senate and the United States of America. We will continue to commemorate what happened so we don't forget and dedicate ourselves to a more peaceful world. I yield the floor.
