Pelosi: We are stronger since Sept. 11th

“The skies may be blue today, but we must remember this day seven years ago, when the skies were nothing but gray with ash,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said at the September 11th remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Hoyer was joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner. (R-Ohio).

A large number of spectators came to the west steps of the U.S. Capitol to remember those that lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The United States Marine Corp Band played the National Anthem and other patriotic songs.

“Seven years ago, a band of whicked men attacked America and all that is represents. They had hoped that we would remember that day with fear and terrible confusion and doubt. But Septemeber 11th has become a day of solemn pride,” McConnell said during his speech.

Pelosi’s speech conveyed the strength that America has gained since September 11th. ” We gather to observe the unforgettable horror of September 11th. We gather to convey out deepest sympathies to the families of September 11th, many of whom have turned their grief into strength to make America safer,”

Following Pelosi’s speech there was a moment of silence where crying was heard for those that died. Senator Robert Byrd (D- W.Va.) could be heard through the ceremony shouting “Amen,”"Peace be with you,” and the faint sound of crying. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Marine Corps Band played God Bless America hundreds sang along as the Members of Congress hugged one another and waved American flags in the air.