96 John,

Like many Americans, I remember the morning of
September 11, 2001 vividly. I had arrived early at the Federal Building
in Syracuse where I was working as a prosecutor, and went down to the
office's cafeteria to grab a cup of coffee. There, I watched on TV as
fires began to rage at the World Trade Center's north tower.

Then, a
second plane appeared out of the sky and hit the south tower.

I knew
right away our nation was under attack.

Today, as we mark 20 years
since the horrific events of 9/11, we must renew our resolve to NEVER
FORGET.

On this special Patriot Day, we remember the nearly 3,000
innocent lives lost and honor the heroism of our first responders. We
also honor the service men and women who have put their lives on the
line in the two decades since to defend our nation. Thousands have made
the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom and our democracy.

And
we pray for solace for the loved ones of all those we’ve lost.

In the
wake of 9/11, the House Homeland Security Committee was formed. Today, I
serve as the committee’s ranking Republican, and I am raising the alarm
on the very real threats we face.

We cannot allow the lessons learned
from the attack on 9/11 to become a relic of the past, or we risk making
some of the same mistakes that led to the intelligence and information
failures that prevented us from stopping this disaster. I have serious
concerns that our adversaries will now use Afghanistan to encourage and
perhaps even clandestinely fund terrorist activity against us.

We
must always remember what happened on 9/11. Let the lessons we learned
unite us as a nation to remain ever vigilant.

- John
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