Marcy Kaptur: “Congressman Franks, I want to thank you so very much. I know what a long day you have had. You began on C-SPAN this…”

“Congressman Franks, I want to thank you so very much. I know what a long day you have had. You began on C-SPAN this morning, I believe, and you have worked way over time today. And to join us here this evening and to pay tribute particularly with your responsibilities in the area of defense, I know that the people of Poland are listening and Polish Americans across this country and they are helped at this very, very weighty moment to be healed by your words, by the words of Congressman Donnelly. Today, we were all a part of that very, very important moment when the congressman from Chicago, Congressman Dan Lipinski, who co-chairs the Polish Caucus in the Congress, asked for a moment of silence, and Speaker Pelosi was at the rostrum, and the entire Chamber rose above partisanship. It was just the expression of the American people, as the Ambassador from Poland, Robert Kupiecki, was in the gallery, and we remembered those who'd lost their lives. And we prayed for the strength of Poland today, for the courage of her people to endure.”