On the recordApril 17, 2013
Our hearts and prayers go out to those in Boston and Massachusetts and all the States where people came from to participate in the marathon. I, in particular, Mr. Speaker, wanted to stand and thank those first responders. They're firemen and they're police officers and they're paramedics and they're doctors and nurses, and sometimes they're just somebody who never expected to be in that situation at that time. And yet, our fellow countrymen respond; they're there. And right now we have people responding in the Senate. They've put themselves out there. They've run to the challenges. It is the American spirit. They touch the heart of all of us. And, Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to say God bless them, and God bless the United States of America. ____________________
