EXPRESSING SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF TERRORIST ATTACKS LAUNCHED AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 -- (House of Representatives - September 13, 2006)
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Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 innocent victims of the September 11 hijackers. It is only right that we remember September 11, its victims, and its heroes.
My East coast home is only a few blocks from the Pentagon. On that day I could see the black smoke billowing from its side, smell the acrid fumes of burning jet fuel, and hear the sounds of rescue and recovery. The smoke eventually faded, but the memory never will.
The United States is safer today than it was 5 years ago, but we are not safe. And we will not be safe until our enemies are defeated.
Just a month ago, British authorities, with help from United States intelligence agencies, stopped a plot to blow up numerous airliners flying from London to the United States. An al Qaeda tape released on the anniversary of September 11 warned of renewed attacks.
Our enemies are plotting constantly, and we must remain constantly vigilant.
Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago, we stood on the Capitol steps in a bipartisan show of strength and solidarity. We vowed then--and in the days, months, and years after--that cowardly thugs would not succeed in destroying our resolve to live in freedom and peace.
That resolve remains. There are honest disagreements about how to prosecute the war, but there is no disagreement that we will ultimately succeed.
We are Americans. We do not bow to terrorists.
The heroes who died in four planes and three buildings on September 11 will never be forgotten. May they forever rest in peace.
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