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Congressional Quotations

Standing on the floor of the Senate of the United States one day after 9/11 the Senate Majority Leader Tom
Daschle spoke saying the following.

“It is with pain, sorrow, anger, and resolve that I stand before this Senate - a symbol for 212 years of the strength of our Democracy -
and say that America will emerge from this tragedy as we have emerged from all adversity - united and strong……..”

“Nothing can replace the losses that have been suffered. I know that there is only the smallest measure of inspiration that can be
taken from this devastation. But there is a passage in the Bible, from Isaiah, that I think speaks to all of us at times like this.” 'The
bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with
cedars.'(NIV) “That is what we will do. We will rebuild and we will recover. The people of America will stand together because the
people of America have always stood together, and those of us who are privileged to serve this great nation will stand with you. God
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bless the people of America.”

Under different circumstances the Senator might have been giving a strong and patriotic speech. He did not
know the quotation from Isaiah was not meant for inspiration. There would be no more blessings from God
without repentance. Repentance means to acknowledge our unrighteous acts and turn away from them. Instead
Tom Daschle was defiant. Three years later a prominent Democratic Party leader again quoted this little known
prophecy of judgment thinking it was inspirational. On the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks Senator John
Edwards, the Democratic Party candidate for Vice President, again quoted the judgment in Isaiah 9:10 - “The
bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been curt down, but we will put cedars in the place.” The
Kerry for President Campaign erroneously credits Senator John Kerry with this speech.

Senator John Kerry stated in a speech on the Senate Floor on September 12, 2001 “I believe one of the first things we
should commit to - with federal help that underscores our nation's purpose - is to rebuild the towers of the World Trade Center and
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show the world we are not afraid - we are defiant.”
New York City Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani said on the day of the crisis: “We will rebuild: We're going to come out of this
stronger than before, politically stronger, economically stronger. The skyline will be made whole again.” 111

New York State Governor, George E. Pataki said the following in his speech dedicating the building of the
“Freedom Tower” on the 4th of July 2004: "Today we build the Freedom Tower. ... Let this great Freedom Tower show the
world that what our enemies sought to destroy, our democracy, our freedom, our way of life -- stands taller than ever.” 111

Again on September 11, 2004 Senator John Kerry makes the following statement: “Good morning. Today, on this day
of remembrance and mourning, we have the Lords' word to get us through. "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed
stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place." (ESV) And let me show you how we are building
and putting cedars in those three hallowed places -- the footprints of the Towers, the Pentagon, and the field in Pennsylvania.”

In 2009, Barack Obama’s State of the Union address recalled an Old Testament vow of defiance by the Israelites
after they had been attacked. Obama said: “Tonight I want every American to know this: We will rebuild. And the United
States of America will emerge stronger than before.” In June, Obama visited the new tower under construction at the site
of the 9/11 attacks in New York and wrote on a steel girder designated to be the highest beam in the structure.
He inscribed: “We remember. We rebuild. We come back stronger!” Then, in his speech accepting the Democratic
Party’s nomination for president, he was at it again and said the following: “A new tower rises above the New York
skyline, al-Qaida is on the path to defeat and Osama bin Laden is dead.”
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111 Prophezine, Latest and Grestest New, God’s Judgment pt 4 The Brick are Fallen Down

112 Was Obama really citing Isaiah 9:10 vow? September 12, 2012 By Joey, The Watchman