Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3421, the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act. After 9/11, I have never seen this body so united and determined; and this same determination and united spirit is behind the bill that we are passing today, with well over 300 cosponsors. This year marked the 10th anniversary of that tragic day where we had innocent Americans murdered on our soil, invaded; the first act of terrorism that we are confronting and combating today in this Congress. The bill will symbolize in the gold coin the 9/11 site in New York, the site at the Pentagon, the heroic flight over Pennsylvania, and will have the gold coin put on display in the museums in these three locations. On 9/11, we lost thousands and thousands of Americans, innocent Americans, who did what we did today, went up and went to work and were murdered because they were Americans. It was outrageous. We will never forget. This is another way that we can memorialize the heroic actions, the heroes and heroines that worked hard to try to protect them, and really recognize how outrageous it was that an American citizen was murdered just for being an American. Since 9/11, thousands and thousands more have lost their health. And I thank this body for acting in the last Congress to provide health care and compensation and monitoring for those who risked their lives to save the lives of others. No other act has changed this country as much as 9/11.…”