Elijah Cummings: “today I stand before you with a heavy heart in the wake of yesterday's tragedy. Our prayers go out to the victims and…”

“today I stand before you with a heavy heart in the wake of yesterday's tragedy. Our prayers go out to the victims and their families, and we give special recognition and thanks to all the courageous personnel and volunteers who have sacrificed to save American lives. In an attempt to heal the Nation during a tragic event of his time, President Lyndon Johnson said, ``Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.'' I say to the American people, we will win tomorrow. We will stand united against terrorism and evil. We will do everything in our power to bring all the perpetrators of these cowardly acts of violence to justice and put in place mechanisms to protect our citizens and this Nation from such acts in the future. As I stand in support of this resolution, I stand with my fellow Americans for our precious freedom, and I implore us to stand together as one Nation. A true rainbow of diverse colors, cultures and religions, united against evil. United together, tomorrow is ours to win.”