Spencer Cox: “today is Memorial Day for the victims and the heroes of September 11. It is a time to honor the people who have died and…”

“today is Memorial Day for the victims and the heroes of September 11. It is a time to honor the people who have died and the people who still live. It is important as we grieve for the victims that we keep in mind how many people are alive today because of the efforts of those who helped them, many of them still alive. Today it was my honor, along with Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, to honor and recognize 11 members of our Park Police here in Washington, D.C. who were heroes and first responders on that day. It was an interesting way to recognize them. There was a crosscountry motorcycle ride organized by citizens from all of our districts and States across the country. It started out in Orange County, California, went to San Diego, California, 3,500 miles later it picked up hundreds of riders and came here to the Nation's capital. Like Ben Campbell, I am a Harley rider and so I was happy to join them. That is why I found myself in a position to be able to bestow these glass plaques to our first responders. First, the riders themselves, our constituents. They raised $1 million for the World Trade Center Miracles Foundation just from among the riders. In that they were like the people who responded heroically on September 11. They put aside their concerns and put first the needs of others. That is what people all around our country are doing in response to September 11.”