WASHINGTON,DC — Congressman Leonard Leonard addressed the Nation today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor those who were killed or wounded during the attack in Tucson, Arizona:

Thank you Madame Speaker,

I rise today in support of this Resolution.

We come together to extend our thoughts and prayers to those who were killed and to those who were wounded during the horrific attack in Tucson on Saturday.

As we gather in the People's House wepray for the recovery of our colleague Representative Giffords and the others who were wounded, including those who serve the public in the Congresswomen’s office. 

We mourn the loss of Judge Roll, Gabriel Zimmerman, the nine-year-old girl Christina Taylor Green and the others who were senselessly killed that terrible morning.

While the horrific events in Tucson provide a stark reminder of the fragility of human life, we are also reminded that we meet on the floor of the House of Representatives in what Franklin Roosevelt and more recently George W. Bush have called, "the warm courage of national unity."  We have heard the inspiring stories of those whose selflessness protected the lives of others.  

Violence has no place in the life of the American Nation.  This tragedy will strengthen, not weaken, our resolve to serve the true principles of Democracy.

May God bless those who are fighting for their lives as a result of this attack and may the souls of those who were lost be received in His loving embrace. 

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