Peace Cannot Come From Punishing The Palestinian

Madam Speaker, I Have Spent More Than Half My Life As A Member Of The Resources Committee. In That Time I Have Supported Numerous Wilderness Designations. In Fact, I Cannot Recall Ever Opposing A Wilderness Bill.

The Spirit Of Christmas Is - And Hopefully Always Will Be - About Goodwill And Generosity To Others And Peace On Earth.

America, 5 Years After This Brutal Attack, Is Testament That A Nation Conceived In Liberty And Equality Will Endure. It Is A Triumph Of Millions Of Americans But It Is Also The Triumph Of An Idea Larger Than Any One Person, Larger Than Any One Nation.

As A People Of Faith, We Know That Prayer Is A Powerful Instrument. And As One Nation Under God, We Know That Many Times Our Most Powerful Tool Is Prayer.

But Through World Wars And A Great Depression, Through Painful Social Upheaval And A Cold War, And Now Through The Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Our Nation Has Indeed Survived.