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accept, once again, the thanks of a 

grateful Nation. 

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IN HONOR OF NEIL ARMSTRONG 

(Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) 

Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise 

today to honor the life and legacy of a 

true American hero, the first human 

being to walk on the Moon—Neil Alden 

Armstrong. 

I had the privilege of meeting Neil 

Armstrong and introducing him to my 

son, Eli, at an event commemorating 

the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 

landing. It has been said ‘‘we are all 

dreamers,’’ but Neil Armstrong inspired generations of Americans to 

dream big and to reach for the stars 

both figuratively and literally. He believed that the yearning to explore is 

part of what makes us human, and his 

singular achievement on July 20, 1969, 

still inspires. 

A reluctant hero, Mr. Armstrong 

never used his Apollo 11 achievement 

for personal gain. On more than one occasion he questioned his own notoriety, 

protesting that his walk on the Moon 

was the result of the dedication of 

more than 400,000 people—from engineers who designed the Lunar Module, 

to ground controllers who monitored 

every aspect of the mission, to 

seamstresses who stitched by hand the 

suit that kept him alive on the Moon. 

The late 1960s was a time of tumult 

in America, when our Nation was riven 

by Vietnam, the struggle for civil 

rights and the emerging women’s 

movement. In the midst of this, Armstrong’s climb down the Lunar Module’s ladder and his ‘‘giant leap for 

mankind’’ united not just Americans 

but people of all nations as they 

watched. That night, countless children looked up at the Moon and dared 

to dream. 

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9/11 ANNIVERSARY 

(Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Ms. HAHN. As we mark yet another 

anniversary of a September morning 

that dawned just as any other, we are 

first and foremost called to remember; 

but as we remember the fear and the 

grief of a day born of unfathomable 

hate, we remember, too, the impossible 

heroism of so many of our fellow Americans. 

We remember the firefighters and the 

police officers who ran into the burning 

buildings to get others out. We remember the brave men and women of Flight 

93, who, in learning of the attacks 

throughout the country, decided they 

would give their lives that others 

might live. 

We remember those early days when 

we came out of our homes and joined 

together with our neighbors, with flags 

and candles, united as one American 

family and when bitter political adversaries stood on the steps of this Capitol 

and put their arms around each other 

and sang ‘‘God Bless America.’’ 

But we shouldn’t have to look back 

to feel that again. For the sake of 

those who died, for the sake of all 

those living and for all those yet to be 

born, let’s come together in this House. 

Let’s not be the do-nothing Congress. 

In honor of all Americans, let’s come 

together and work for the good of this 

country. 

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WEAKENED FROM WITHIN 

(Mr. MORAN asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. MORAN. Madam Speaker, our 

governments and our people have successfully prevented the tragedy of 11 

years ago from being repeated, but we 

need to be mindful of the fact that it 

does little good to protect ourselves 

from without if we allow ourselves to 

become weakened from within. 

When our families aren’t adequately 

employed, when our government isn’t 

adequately funded, when our economic 

potential is so unfulfilled, we do a disservice to the people we were elected to 

serve and to protect. When the majority in this House refuses to take action 

on a real jobs bill or on any of the 

other important issues that we should 

be legislating, we have no business 

being out of business for 49 out of the 

next 56 days before the upcoming election. 

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AN AMERICAN JOBS ACT FOR OUR 

FIRST RESPONDERS 

(Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute.) 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Today, our 

hearts turn to the heroes and loved 

ones who lost their lives on 9/11. 

We will never forget the sacrifices of 

the first responders who are appropriately receiving special honor today. 

Yet firefighters and police officers are 

being laid off around the country. 

Why? Because the Republicans have 

sabotaged all efforts to avoid those layoffs and to create jobs. It will be 1 year 

ago tomorrow that the President sent 

to Congress the American Jobs Act, 

which would put people to work in 

areas critical to our communities and 

our economy—cops and firefighters and 

teachers—and would prevent those layoffs. 

Independent experts estimate that 

his bill would create up to 2.6 million 

jobs; but has the Republican do-nothing Congress even allowed a vote on 

the American Jobs Act? No. Instead, 

they’ve found time to vote repeatedly 

to end the Medicare guarantee, and 

next week, Republicans will leave town 

and leave America without a jobs bill. 

Our first responders deserve better. 

9/11 ANNIVERSARY 

(Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN asked and 

was given permission to address the 

House for 1 minute.) 

Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam 

Speaker, I rise today to mark the 11th 

anniversary of the vicious attack on 

America. I appreciate the leadership 

scheduling a memorial service on the 

steps of the Capitol this morning, but 

more needs to be said as I fear time and 

events have dulled our memory. It was 

11 years ago that our Nation changed 

forever as violent international extremists struck in the streets of Lower 

Manhattan and in the fields of Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon. 

When that day was over and as we 

learned more about that tragedy and, 

yes, of the murderous attacks and the 

loss of nearly 3,000 Americans, including 700 New Jerseyans, who are from 

my home State, we witnessed neighbors and friends consoling one another, 

and we watched as Americans from all 

walks of life stood united—side by 

side—waving the Stars and Stripes and 

lighting candles to honor those lost or 

missing. 

Today, this afternoon, I must remind 

our fellow Americans that we are still 

a Nation at war, largely because of 

those events. We remember those who 

lost their lives on that fateful day, but 

we also remember the sacrifices of 

those who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan to make sure that those responsible for those attacks pay that ultimate sacrifice. 

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IN MEMORY OF 9/11 

(Ms. HANABUSA asked and was 

given permission to address the House 

for 1 minute.) 

Ms. HANABUSA. We all probably remember where we were when we 

learned about 9/11. We all probably had 

someone who came to mind immediately when we watched the horrific 

attacks on this Nation. For me, I 

thought of my friend General 

Eikenberry, who was at the Pentagon, 

on the side that the plane crashed into. 

Though Hawaii is the State farthest 

away from the east coast, we were also 

touched. We knew of at least nine who 

had ties to our State who died on 9/11, 

and I want to honor them by reading 

their names: Georgine Corrigan, Richard Keane, Maile Hale, Ric Yee, Patti 

Colodner, David Laychak, Christine 

Snyder, Heather Ho. Heather is someone special to me. Her grandfather actually built the town that I grew up in. 

We must also honor the brave men 

and women in uniform who gave their 

lives to this country in the wars following 9/11. Madam Speaker, we must 

never forget, and this country must 

never forget. 

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AMERICA NEEDS A FARM BILL 

(Mr. WELCH asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 


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