Anniversary of the Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

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Mrs. BICE. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 28th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, a horrific event that took the lives of 168 individuals.

This day is forever ingrained in our lives. We continue to pray for those who were senselessly lost and the lives that were changed forever. Through all this, Oklahomans remain resilient and stood together. They rallied and have shown the Nation what it means to be strong, focusing on a message built on hope and love, creating what we know as the Oklahoma standard.

I will always be grateful for the courage and dedication of our first responders and the outpouring of support from citizens across the country and world. The work done at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is important in ensuring that we treat each other with respect and dignity.

Mr. Speaker, at the ceremony today in Oklahoma City, this verse was referenced, and I find it very fitting: Micah 6:8, And what does the Lord require of you? To do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

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