Amy Klobuchar: “I rise to join my colleagues in mourning the 67 people who were killed in the tragic aircraft collision last night near…”

“I rise to join my colleagues in mourning the 67 people who were killed in the tragic aircraft collision last night near Reagan National Airport. Among the victims, as reported in the news: a woman from my State, from Mahtomedi, MN--a wonderful town. It will be very hard to talk to her family; figure skaters we lost from the U.S. team and Russia who will never get to compete in the world championship; families flying in from Wichita to Washington, DC, who will never get to see our Nation's Capital; and three American soldiers, whose moms and dads will get the call that every parent dreads when their son or daughter signs up to serve our country. This was a horrific tragedy. While there is still so much more that we need to know about this crash, we know we must get to the bottom of what happened. My thoughts are with the victims' families and loved ones and the first responders who led the recovery operation last night and then, of course, are leading the operation today in the icy waters of the Potomac.”