Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 1206, ``Remembering the victims of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and supporting the goals and ideals of the National Week of Hope.'' Let me begin by thanking my colleague Representative Mary Fallin for introducing this important piece of legislation into the House of Representatives as it is important that we always remember the men, women and children who lost their lives in the tragic bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal Building. I would also like to recognize Congresswoman Fallin for her bravery and leadership in the aftermath of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Just four months after taking her initial oath of office as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, Representative Fallin was faced with this horrible attack. Through her courage and dedication to the people of Oklahoma however, Representative Fallin successfully worked toward the recovery and reconstruction of ground-zero and also formed a task force to rebuild the childcare center lost in the disaster. In one of the most shocking and horrifying terrorist attacks ever directed against the United States homeland, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was bombed by homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh, leading to the deaths of over one-hundred citizens and Federal employees.…”