Bart Stupak: “Mr. Speaker, when the President spoke last night, he spoke for all Americans when he said terrorist attacks can shake…”

“Mr. Speaker, when the President spoke last night, he spoke for all Americans when he said terrorist attacks can shake great buildings, but cannot shake the foundations of American democracy. We stand with the President when he says those countries which harbor terrorists must share the responsibility for their acts with those who commit them. We stand united in our grief for the families who have lost loved ones. We pray for those who still do not know the fate of their loved ones. And we stand ready to help, as best we can, those emergency personnel who are looking for survivors and are undertaking the grim task of recovery. Finally, we stand together, literally together, on the floor of this House, where the work of this great Nation continues. People across the Nation, people here in Congress, have lined up to give blood and to make other kinds of donations. We will show terrorists and would-be terrorists that while you can strike at us, you cannot subdue the strength and spirit of this great country, a strength and spirit that lies within each of us.”