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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011 No. 57 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was THE JOURNAL rorist, tyrant, and tyrannical regime called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that we will win. pore (Mr. POE of Texas). Chair has examined the Journal of the f last day’s proceedings and announces f MISSION ACCOMPLISHED to the House his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER nal stands approved. mission to address the House for 1 PRO TEMPORE minute.) f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I think fore the House the following commu- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE every Member of the House probably nication from the Speaker: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the wants to do the same thing that Mr. C OTTER WASHINGTON, DC, gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. MIL- M C did and I am going to do, May 2, 2011. LER) come forward and lead the House and that is to congratulate and thank I hereby appoint the Honorable TED POE to in the Pledge of Allegiance. the Commander in Chief, the President; act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan led the our Armed Forces, our men and women JOHN A. BOEHNER, Pledge of Allegiance as follows: in the military, and particularly SEAL Speaker of the House of Representatives. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Team 6 for the outstanding job that they accomplished. Finally, the mis- f United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, sion is accomplished. The mission after indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 9/11 was to get Osama bin Laden, and PRAYER f our troops did it, and they did it in a Reverend Andrew Walton, Capitol spectacular fashion. Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, WE REJOICE IN THE TRIUMPH OF I’ve always been proud to be a Mem- D.C., offered the following prayer: JUSTICE ber of this House and to be an Amer- We come together in thanks and (Mr. MCCOTTER asked and was given ican. Never more proud than last night gratitude; thankful for the wonder and permission to address the House for 1 and today when I think about our sol- mystery of life itself and grateful for minute and to revise and extend his re- diers who put themselves in harm’s the abundance of the universe in which marks.) way to truly protect our country and our lives unfold. Mr. MCCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today to keep our freedoms, because Osama We return today to a familiar yet we do not revel over the death of bin bin Laden did all he could to hurt our changed place. Gone are the dormant Laden, the butcher; we rejoice in the country and take away those freedoms. days of winter and fading blossoms of triumph of justice. We thank our cit- And he has taken freedoms away. early spring. Still with us are days of izen soldiers, the intelligence commu- As Mr. MCCOTTER said, we will win, transition as seasons collide too often nity, and the Obama administration for we will endure, victory will be ours. in fury, chaos, and even death. finishing this mission; and we forever And I thank the men and women of the Yet beyond the storms, once again remember the fallen and comfort the United States Armed Forces for the we see the rich fullness of creation, feel families who so grievously suffered on mission that they accomplished. the warmth of the sun, touch fresh September 11, 2001. f Earth, smell fragrant breezes, and Now let us press our efforts against taste the produce of the land. al Qaeda and their terrorist cohorts, MILITARY’S RESOLVE IS KEY TO As individuals, but more so collec- including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the VICTORY IN THE GLOBAL WAR tively, we remember that we are called tyrannical Iranian regime. For while ON TERRORISM as caretakers of the cosmic home hu- our world has witnessed justice, our (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina manity shares, that when one suffers, world remains dangerous; and we must asked and was given permission to ad- we all suffer, when one falls we all fall. be ever vigilant against such clear and dress the House for 1 minute and to re- May our response to this call be one present threats to our liberty and secu- vise and extend his remarks.) of possibility and potential inspired by rity. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. imagination, wisdom, and trust—but We have dispatched a murderer, not Speaker, last night the President mostly by love unveiled in our common his movement. We have won a battle, hailed the success of Navy SEALs to spirit, both human and divine. not our struggle. But in so succeeding, achieve the death of mass murderer Amen. we have served notice to every ter- Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden declared b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2919 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:41 May 03, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.000 H02MYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H2920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2011 war on America and British citizens minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- years ago by serving as the architect marks.) er, today is a great day in the history for terrorist attacks worldwide that Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, as we all, of our country. I can’t remember a bet- culminated with the September 11 at- understandably, join in extending con- ter day. tacks that killed nearly 3,000 innocent gratulations to the President and Navy Thinking back to maybe 1980, when civilians on American soil. SEAL Team 6 and all those who have our ice hockey team beat Russia in the His death is a testament to the re- been involved in the amazing accom- semifinals and went on to win the gold, solve of our professional military, plishment of last night, I think it’s that was at the height of the Cold War. counterterrorism and intelligence offi- very important for us to look back al- Shortly after, Nikita Khrushchev took cials to achieve ultimate victory over most 10 years ago. off his shoe and said, ‘‘We will bury terrorism. Their combined sacrifice I have just gotten off the phone with you.’’ Yes, that was a great day that and commitment played a pivotal role former Speaker Dennis Hastert, who we had back in 1980. But today, the in closing this chapter of the global reminded me that when the attack ‘‘Finally, we got him’’ moment in re- war on terrorism. The entire Nation took place on September 11 of 2001, gard to, yes, I am talking about Osama will be forever indebted for their serv- President Bush and he and others came bin Laden. ice which promotes victory and peace. together to do everything that we pos- I want to take an opportunity, Mr. American families still face many sibly could to ensure that the United Speaker, to commend the President, threats of extremist challenges in States of America would never face the commend the CIA, commend our mili- places like Afghanistan and Iraq, which kind of attack that we had on Sep- tary, commend the Navy SEALs, the bin Laden identified as the central tember 11. Our former colleague Porter brave men and women that effected fronts in the global war on terrorism. Goss, who was chairman of the Intel- this. They have been working hard. Bin Laden’s death does not end the ligence Committee, went on to serve as And let’s not forget the intelligence war, but it does serve as evidence that Director of Central Intelligence, and officers that worked so diligently at the American forces can penetrate the our former colleague, Jane Harman, of Guantanamo Bay, at Gitmo, not tor- heart of the most extreme terrorist or- course, going back to the time when turing but getting intelligence, finding ganizations and bring their leaders to President Clinton was President—so out who that courier was, the best justice worldwide. many people have been involved in this friend of Osama bin Laden that lived in In conclusion, God bless our troops, effort to ensure that we would not face his neighborhood in Pakistan. Intel- and we will never forget September the kind of attack that we did. ligence is how we got him. 11th in the global war on terrorism. And, Mr. Speaker, I think it’s very It’s a great day. Let’s all take credit. f important to note on this day that we Let’s commend the President. We JUSTICE IS DONE have been successful in the past 10 should be tremendously proud today of (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and years. We, of course, as reports have this accomplishment—this guy, the was given permission to address the come forward, need to remain vigilant. monster that caused 3,000 people to die House for 1 minute and to revise and But I want to extend congratulations on 9/11 and 17 on the USS Cole.