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Commemorative Joint Meeting of the Congress of the United States j 107TH CONGRESS, 2D SESSION HOUSE DOCUMENT NO. 107–285k Commemorative Joint Meeting of the Congress of the United States In Remembrance of the Victims and Heroes of September 11, 2001 Federal Hall, New York, NY Friday, September 6, 2002 Compiled Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, Chairman Robert W. Ney UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2003 i House Concurrent Resolution 448 Whereas on September 11, 2001, thousands of innocent people were killed and injured in combined terrorist attacks involving four hijacked airliners, the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon; Whereas in the aftermath of the attacks, thousands more were left grieving for beloved family and friends, livelihoods were compromised, and businesses and property were damaged and lost; Whereas the greatest loss of life, personal injury, and physical destruction oc­ curred in and was sustained by the City of New York; Whereas government and the American people responded decisively, through the bravery, sacrifice and toil of the fire and rescue workers, law enforcement, building trades, caregivers, Armed Forces, and millions more who through their many expressions of care and compassion brought forth comfort, hope, and the promise of recovery; Whereas the City of New York attended to the aftermath of the destruction of the World Trade Center with profound respect for the victims and compassion to the survivors; Whereas the City of New York has invited the Congress to meet at the site of the original Federal Hall, where the First Congress of the United States con­ vened on March 4, 1789; Now, therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That, in remem­ brance of the victims and the heroes of September 11, 2001, and in recognition of the courage and spirit of the City of New York, the Congress shall conduct a special meeting in Federal Hall in New York, New York, on September 6, 2002. House Concurrent Resolution 487 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION ". AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF VOLUME OF TRAN­ SCRIPTS OF NEW YORK CITY MEETING AND STATEMENTS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER "". (a) IN GENERAL.—A volume consisting of the transcripts of the ceremonial meeting of the House of Representatives and Senate in New York City on Sep­ tember 6, 2002, and a collection of statements by Members of the House of Representatives and Senators on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shall be printed as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, with suitable binding. (b) STATEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN VOLUME.—A statement by a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, shall be included in the volume printed under subsection (a) if the statement— (1) was printed in the Congressional Record prior to the most recent date on which the House of Representatives adjourned prior to the date of the regularly scheduled general election in November 2002; and (2) is approved for inclusion in the volume by the Committee on House Ad- ministration of the House of Representatives (in the case of a statement by a Member of the House), or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (in the case of a statement by a Senator). SEC. #. NUMBER OF COPIES. The number of copies of the document printed under section 1 shall be 15,000 casebound copies, of which— (1) 15 shall be provided to each Member of the House of Representatives; (2) 25 shall be provided to each Senator; and (3) the balance shall be distributed by the Joint Committee on Printing to Members of the House of Representatives and Senators, based on requests submit­ ted to the Joint Committee by Members and Senators. SEC. $. MEMBER DEFINED. In this concurrent resolution, the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representa­ tives’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. Photograph by Mark Abraham. Photograph by U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Photography. Photograph by U.S. House of Representatives, House Recording Studio, Todd Redlin. Contents Page Proceedings in Federal Hall .......................................................... 3 Bloomberg, Michael R., Mayor of New York City . 23, 28, 30, 32, 33, 34 Cheney, Richard B., Vice President of the United States ....... 5, 6 Clinton, Hillary Rodham, a Senator from the State of New York .................................................................................. 13 Collins, Billy, Poet Laureate of the United States .................. 14 Collins, Susan M., a Senator from the State of Maine ............. 14 Daschle, Tom, Senate Majority Leader and a Senator from the State of South Dakota .................................................. 18, 33 Engel, Eliot L., a Representative from the State of New York .................................................................................. 19 Fossella, Vito, a Representative from the State of New York . 14 Gephardt, Richard A., House Minority Leader and a Rep­ resentative from the State of Missouri ................................ 16, 33 Gilman, Benjamin A., a Representative from the State of New York .......................................................................... 13 Hastert, J. Dennis, Speaker of the House and a Representa­ tive from the State of Illinois ............................................. 33 Lott, Trent, Senate Minority Leader and a Senator from the State of Mississippi ............................................................ 17, 33 Magazine, Susan, Assistant Commissioner, New York City Fire Department ................................................................ 30 Pataki, George E., Governor of New York ............................. 26 Rangel, Charles B., a Representative from the State of New York .................................................................................. 13, 28 Schumer, Charles, a Senator from the State of New York ....... 13 Proceedings in the House of Representatives: Acevedo-Vila´, Anı´bal, of Puerto Rico .................................... 53 Armey, Richard K., of Texas ................................................. 48, 54 Baca, Joe, of California .......................................................... 104 Baird, Brian, of Washington .................................................. 158 Baldacci, John Elias, of Maine ............................................... 183 Baldwin, Tammy, of Wisconsin ............................................ 37 Barcia, James A., of Michigan ............................................... 214 Becerra, Xavier, of California ................................................. 118 Bentsen, Ken, of Texas .......................................................... 133, 202 Bereuter, Doug, of Nebraska ................................................. 69, 83 vii Bilirakis, Michael, of Florida ................................................. 68 Blumenauer, Earl, of Oregon ................................................. 76 Boehlert, Sherwood L., of New York ..................................... 193 Borski, Robert A., of Pennsylvania ........................................ 36 Brown, Henry E., Jr., of South Carolina ................................ 181 Burton, Dan, of Indiana ......................................................... 166 Calvert, Ken, of California ..................................................... 185 Camp, Dave, of Michigan ...................................................... 157 Capps, Lois, of California ....................................................... 72 Capuano, Michael E., of Massachusetts .................................. 104 Cardin, Benjamin L., of Maryland ......................................... 80 Castle, Michael N., of Delaware ............................................. 64 Chambliss, Saxby, of Georgia ................................................ 65 Clyburn, James E., of South Carolina ..................................... 203 Collins, Mac, of Georgia ........................................................ 201 Costello, Jerry F., of Illinois ............................................ 97, 179, 197 Cox, Christopher, of California .............................................. 70 Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., of Alabama .............................. 193 Crane, Philip M., of Illinois ................................................... 35, 156 Cummings, Elijah E., of Maryland ........................................ 41, 85 Cunningham, Randy ‘‘Duke,’’ of California ........................... 38, 120 Davis, Danny K., of Illinois ................................................... 45, 79 Davis, Jim, of Florida ........................................................... 109, 201 Davis, Jo Ann, of Virginia ................................................ 44, 46, 122 Davis, Tom, of Virginia ......................................................... 86 DeLauro, Rosa L., of Connecticut .......................................... 110 DeLay, Tom, of Texas ............................................................ 99 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, of Florida ............................................. 96 Dreier, David, of California ................................................... 77 Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr., of Maryland ....................................... 209 Emerson, Jo Ann, of Missouri ................................................ 162 Engel, Eliot L., of New York .......................................... 140, 142, 198 Eshoo, Anna G., of California ...............................................
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