Chuck Grassley

Madam President, Claims · 14 wordsthis past Friday, our Nation marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.¹ Anecdote · 42 wordsI will never forget that day. That morning, after my weekly interview with Iowa radio networks, the U.S. Capitol was evacuated, ²and I remember officers pounding on my door here in the Capitol office: You have got to get out of here.Anecdote Claims · 50 wordsNo one knew right then that nearly 3,000 lives would be lost in that morning’s attack or that more than 8,000 people would die from post-9/ 11 illnesses.³⁴ Now, a quarter of a century later, more than one-third of the U.S. population is too young to remember the terrorists’ attacks.⁵ The ask · 17 wordsSo we need to carry history forward so that we never forget and keep our country safe. Claims · 18 wordsWe all know that, under the Constitution, national security is the No. 1 responsibility of the Federal Government. Positioning · 45 wordsAs a Federal policymaker, I have worked to ensure that we don’t repeat the mistakes that led to the intelligence failures preceding 9/11 and that the missions of the intelligence community, the U.S. military, Vague promiseand Homeland Security are effectively and efficiently serving the American people.Positioning The ask · 29 wordsOn this solemn 25th anniversary, let’s recommit ourselves to the spirit of America and never forget the lives that were lost on 9/11 and in the years that followed. Thanks · 28 wordsWe honor the memory of those who have passed and carry forward the legacy and uncommon courage of the heroic first responders, survivors, servicemembers, and their loved ones.Thanks Procedure · 11 wordsI yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.Procedure