E1480 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 11, 2012 

attacks on the United States. While we have 

moved more than a decade beyond that tragedy, the attacks remain an indelible part of our 

memory. Truly, no one who lived through that 

day will ever forget it—the horrendous loss of 

life, the bravery of our first responders, the 

sense of unity that followed—and it falls to us 

to ensure that future generations understand 

the magnitude of the event. 

This is particularly so as other events impact our view of how we have reacted to 9/11. 

The capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden 

and the removal of our troops from Iraq can 

be seen as turn-the-corner moments in the 

war on terror, but the daily hard work of our 

military and intelligence community must continue—we must remain vigilant. I remember 

feeling that day and the days that followed 

that we were in uncharted territory as a nation. 

As a country and a society, we are learning as 

we go, adjusting and adapting to the new realities that 9/11 brought upon us and that have 

ensued since, such as the Arab Spring. 

This process can be bumpy, and is ever 

changing, as we continue to weigh the appropriate balance in our security and foreign policy decisions. What is clear is that we continue 

to owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our 

troops, who risk all in Afghanistan and elsewhere to protect our freedom, and our intelligence professionals, who are also on the 

front lines of our defense, making critical decisions that keep us safe every day. 

More than anything, 11 years later, 9/11 underscores what it means to be an American, 

where we come together during even the 

toughest times, weather the storm and move 

forward. That is what 9/11 means to me, and 

that is the lesson that will endure for the ages, 

for all to see. 

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RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS 

OF LYNNE YOSHIKO NAKASONE 

HON. COLLEEN W. HANABUSA OF HAWAII

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 

to recognize Lynne Yoshiko Nakasone of Honolulu, Hawaii. The National Endowment for the 

Arts has named Sensei Nakasone a 2012 National Heritage Fellow for her contributions to 

the folk and traditional arts. This prestigious 

lifetime achievement award honors Sensei 

Nakasone’s lifetime commitment to Okinawan 

classical dance—which is also referred to as 

Ryukyu dance—and embodies her accomplishments by identifying her as one of our 

country’s Living Treasures. 

Sensei Nakasone is originally from Naha, 

Okinawa but has resided in Hawai‘i since her 

marriage to her loving husband, Clarence, in 

1955. At age 6, Sensei Nakasone began to 

master the techniques of Ryukyuan dance— 

which dates back to the time of the Ryukyu 

Kingdom—under the mentorship of Ryosho 

Kin, a renowned figure in the Okinawan performing arts. In 1956, Sensei Nakasone founded the Hoge Ryu Hana Nizi no Kai Nakasone 

Dance Academy in Honolulu and for over five 

decades has been teaching, performing, and 

choreographing creative dances. Sensei 

Nakasone’s performance skills are second to 

none but it is her Aloha Spirit that endures the 

test of time as her passion, knowledge, and 

kindness have touched countless individuals 

over the years. There is no doubt in my mind 

that Sensei Nakasone is deserving of this 

award for she has dedicated her life towards 

preserving Okinawan culture while positively 

impacting others and contributing to the diversity and uniqueness of culture in the United 

States of America. 

Sensei Nakasone has been recognized numerous times in the past, being awarded the 

Individual Artist Fellowship from the State of 

Hawai‘i, a Legacy Award from the Hawai‘i 

United Okinawa Association, a certificate of 

commendation from the government of Japan, 

and a Living Treasure Award by the Hawai‘i 

Buddhist Association. With her award from the 

National Endowment of the Arts, Sensei 

Nakasone has deservingly been recognized at 

every level possible. Her tremendous contributions to the humanities and to us all cannot be 

underscored and it is truly an honor for us to 

be able to recognize Sensei Nakasone for 

sharing her gifts with the world. 

On behalf of the First Congressional District 

of Hawai‘i—as well as the entire State of 

Hawai‘i—I would like to extend my warmest 

aloha and congratulations to Lynne Yoshiko 

Nakasone, her husband Clarence, and her entire family for being named a 2012 National 

Heritage Fellow. 

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PERSONAL EXPLANATION 

HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I missed a 

series of votes yesterday. If I had been 

present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall 

No. 557; ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 558; and ‘‘yea’’ 

on rollcall No. 559. 

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REMEMBERING 9/11 

HON. RUSH D. HOLT OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, today our nation 

pauses to remember another September 

morning very much like this one, bright and 

sunny, which began as usual for most of us 

but ended with nearly 3000 of our citizens 

dead and our nation once again at war. As we 

do every year at this time, we remember with 

sorrow and sympathy the lives lost, the families shattered, and the sense of vulnerability 

many still feel. But we also remember the heroism of the first responders in New York City, 

Virginia and Pennsylvania, and we remember 

the heroism of the passengers of Flight 93, 

who saved countless others by overpowering 

the hijackers of their plane before it could 

cause more tragedy in Washington, DC. 

We also remember the determination and 

unity of purpose we all felt in the days and 

weeks immediately after those attacks, a determination that has led to the effective dismantlement of Al Qaeda and the imprisonment 

or death of those responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Our determination to remember can be 

seen in the National September 11 Memorial 

and Museum, which is located on the former 

site of the Twin Towers and which we dedicated last year. Our determination to rebuild 

can be seen in the Freedom Tower, now 

known as One World Trade Center, that is 

steadily rising above the Manhattan skyline 

right next to the memorial and museum. 

There are no words that I or anyone else 

could ever speak that will assuage the grief 

and sense of loss sustained by so many, including 700 in my district alone. What we can 

and must do is remember those lost and rededicate ourselves to rebuilding the country 

they loved, which in the end is the greatest 

tribute we could give them. 

Each of us may never confront a vicious hijacker, but each of us can confront bigotry and 

division even in our own communities that destroy our commonality of purpose. Let us hope 

and pray that we can find within each of us 

the kind of courage as those Americans 

showed that day. 

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WE MUST CONTINUE TO FUND 

NASA’S ‘‘VOYAGER’’ 

HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF OF CALIFORNIA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 

pay tribute to the men and women of NASA 

and Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who 

designed and flew the Voyager spacecraft, 

which have been exploring our solar system 

for thirty-five years and which are on the cusp 

of entering interstellar space. Even now, more 

than thirty-five years after launch, the Voyagers are still transmitting valuable scientific 

data through NASA’s Deep Space Network, 

which is also managed by JPL. 

Voyager 2, which was launched on August 

20, 1977 and its twin, Voyager 1, which followed on September 5, 1977, were designed 

to take advantage of a rare alignment of the 

outer planets that allowed for a ‘‘grand tour’’ of 

the four gas giants that lie beyond the asteroid 

belt. The Voyager flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, 

Uranus and Neptune built on the earlier missions of Pioneer 10 and 11 and revolutionized 

our understanding of the solar system and 

particularly the complex Jovian and Saturnian 

systems with their many and diverse moons. 

Galileo, Cassini and other subsequent missions to the outer planets have deepened our 

knowledge of our planetary neighbors, but 

they would not have been possible without the 

path breaking work of the Voyager team, 

many of whose members have devoted decades of their lives and careers to this one program. 

Now, Voyager 1 is poised to become the 

first manmade object to leave the solar system 

and venture into the great void of space after 

completing its primary mission of exploring Jupiter and Saturn in 1980. Voyager 2, which 

went on to Uranus in 1986 and Neptune three 

years later, is not far behind. Both craft carry 

a gold ‘‘record album’’ containing sounds and 

images of Earth if either spacecraft is found by 

an alien civilization. 

Voyager was among many spectaculars of 

NASA’s planetary science program, which has 

contributed so much to our understanding of 

our celestial neighborhood and of ourselves. 

We were recently reminded of this when Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory, landed on 


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