House Proceeding on Apr 22nd, 2009 :: 0:27:25 to 0:31:00
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James R. Langevin: u.s.s. banebridge, u.s.s. boxer, u.s.s. halyburton, and the patrol squadron, vp-8 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from rhode island, mr. langevin, and the gentleman from colorado, mr. coffman, are each is recognized for 20 minutes. mr. langevin: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative

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Speech By: James R. Langevin

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James R. Langevin: days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. langevin: mr. speaker, i'm honored to rise this morning to recognize the efforts of some true heroes during the hydrogening -- hijacking of the maersk alabama and the aftermath. i watched as the undeal unfolded

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James R. Langevin: from the initial attack to the crew's quick response and from the captain's selfless sacrifice to the navy's breathtaking rescue. today i hope all of our colleagues will join me in congratulating and thanking the many brave americans who played a role in this successful resolution of what could have been a terrible tragedy. first let me thank the gentleman from vermont, my friend, peter welch, for spearheading this

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James R. Langevin: effort. i'm honored to sponsor this resolution with him. i would also like to thank chairman skelton and ranking member mchugh for working with us to bring this resolution so quickly to the floor. maersk alabama is miraculous not just for the safety return of its entire crew but also for the

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James R. Langevin: incredible bravery and professionalism displayed by the men and women of the u.s. navy as well as captain richard phillips who gave himself up to ensure the safety of his crew. we are all familiar with the story by now. on april 8, a group of armed somali pirates hydrogened the norfolk, virginia based maersk alabama, a u.s. flag cargo ship,

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James R. Langevin: the first such attack on a u.s. vessel in modern history. captain philips andries hiss crew were delivering a life sustaining usaid shipment of food aid to kenya, somalia, and uganda when the shi came under attack.

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James R. Langevin: . captain phillips offered himself up in return for the safe release of his crew and ship. the four pirates then fled with captain phillips on an 18-foot life boat. after receiving the stress call, the united states fifth fleet dispatched a maritime aircraft to locate and monitor

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James R. Langevin: the maersk alabama in aid and dispatched the u.s.s. bainbridge to the scene. they undertook efforts to monitor conditions on the life boat, and along with the u.s.s. halyburton prevented the pirates from escaping. at one point captain phillips attempted an escape by diving

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James R. Langevin: into the ocean but was later recaptured. when it appeared that the captain was life was in danger, the navy seals drew in their training and most importantly their courage and took decisive action to end the standoff and save the life of captain phillips. mr. speaker, the resolution before us today recognizes the

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James R. Langevin: avery of the captain and the crew of the maersk alabama and congratulates the navy seals and the crews of the u.s.s. bainbridge, boxer, halyburton and patrol squadron vp-8 for their decisive action in ensuring the safe return home of all concerned. again, i want to thank congressman welch for his work on this legislation and ask all