Doug Bereuter: “this Member rises today to fervently condemn the terrorist bombings in Madrid on March 11 and to express his strong and…”

“this Member rises today to fervently condemn the terrorist bombings in Madrid on March 11 and to express his strong and unwavering support for the Spanish people in their fight against terrorism. As all of our colleagues surely know, last Thursday at the height of the morning rush hour, terrorists detonated 10 bombs on commuter trains in the Spanish capital of Madrid. These synchronized attacks blew up four different trains. Several of them were in station at the time, increasing the carnage. At last count 201 people were killed in these attacks and almost 1,500 people were injured. These attacks were the worst terrorist atrocity in Spanish history and maybe the most terrible on the European continent in modern history. Mr. Speaker, in the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the French newspaper Le Monde, often a font of anti-American sentiment, declared that 'We Are All Americans.' Now we are all Spaniards united in solidarity and resolve with our friends and our allies.”