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Revisiting Comments 25 Years After 9/11/01 - Part 15

Lorraine Mabbett Editor

A one-minute speech by Congressman Lampson, on the one-year anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11/01, emphasized the fact 2000 children lost a parent.

An entire generation exists now who were born after 9/11/01; when 2,997 people were killed, across three locations. Remembrances for family and community reinforce the value of life.

TO THE CHILDREN ACROSS AMERICA REGARDING SEPTEMBER 11

(Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, usually when I stand here to address these 1 minutes, it is on the subject of missing children. Today I want to talk about kids who are missing mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers and friends and family because on September 11 of last year more than 2,000 children lost a parent. This may not be the kind of loss that I usually address, but it is a profound loss, nonetheless. I want to send a message to those kids today that this House is thinking about them and they are in our hearts and in our prayers.

The children of this country also lost a sense of innocence and security. I want to encourage parents across the Nation to talk to their children about the tragic events of September 11 of last year to reassure them that we all want the best for them and will continue to work to keep their, our, country safe from harm.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Congressional Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, I send our thoughts and prayers out to the children who lost somebody at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, or in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and to the kids all across America who are learning to deal with a changed and unsettled world.

God bless you and God bless America

Congressman Nick Lampson of Texas (1997-2005 & 2007-2009)

Revisiting Comments 25 Years After 9/11/01 - Part 1 | San Fernando Valley News PortalThe palpability of death which hung, for years, over each site of the devastation has waned. Perhaps the many prayers said and solemn memorials since erected may have quelled some of the unmistaken grief when you approached any of the sites.

It will be twenty-five years since the 9/11/01/ attack on America. Let's revisit, for the next 50 days, commentaries made in the days and weeks following the attack.

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