House Proceeding 01-26-09 on Jan 26th, 2009 :: 0:28:50 to 0:31:35
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John Hall: i urge all my please support this resolution and with that, i yield back. the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. pet pet i have no further re-- mr. petri: i have no further requests for time and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: John Hall

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John Hall: gentleman from illinois. mr. costello: i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from new york, congressman hall. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. hall: i rise today also to pay tribute to a heroic achievement. it's nearly unimaginable that a forced to land in a busy river and as a sailor who has sailed

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John Hall: on the hudson river on all different size of power boats, i can only imagine how it is like to land a 55-ton is what captain sullenberger had. he was also anic instructor and had the experience to call on

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John Hall: and was le to land safely without catching a wing tip. we have seen those terrible water landings which george car lin used to call a crash. where the plane comes apart, it

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John Hall: really is miraculous and amazing demonstration of aviation skill, one of them that i have ever seen. and because of the actions of captain sullenberger and the first officer and uncommon bravery, despite the loss of both engines, they were able to land where they would not cause casualties on the ground, in the hudson river.

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John Hall: d the fact that he checked the plane twice looking up and down the aisle twice to make sure no one was left before he left his aircraft was another sign of his professionalism and bravery as was the demonstration of coolness and professionalism by sheila, doreen and donna, the

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John Hall: flight atten passengers who remained on board, held hands and bonded with each other, including my constituent, and her mother who were led to safety. they were all heroes on that plane and the first responders, the ferry boat captains, the police and coast guard who

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John Hall: brought the passengers and crew safe to land from that near freezing water. this is what our first responders are trained to do. and like the crew on board flight 1549, they did so