Roy Blunt: “we come here today to remember the tragedy of 2 years ago and remember the changes that it has made in our country. Two…”

“we come here today to remember the tragedy of 2 years ago and remember the changes that it has made in our country. Two years ago this morning, early in the morning, a beautiful day, much like today, we were at the end of a fairly long period of time in this country when there was a sense that there really was no role that only the Federal Government could perform, that many things that were done could be done at better places. By noon on this day 2 years ago, there was an understanding that there were some jobs that had to be done on behalf of all of us, from those of us who had the responsibility to work here in the Nation's Capitol. America was changed that day. I am pleased that the Congress has responded in the way it has, to quickly act in the environment that the founders did not intend to be quick, to even on that week 2 years ago respond and still today to have the ongoing concerns of establishing a new department, of facing our enemies in the world, of reaching out and putting our arms around those who suffered the tragedies of September 11. Certainly, that was a moment that changed America, a moment that changed this Congress, and it was a moment that changed the world.”