on that september morning in 1963, there was no safety for those four little girls, addie mae collins, denise mcnair, carole robertson or cynthia wesley. not even in sunday school. but there really was salvation. not only for the four young ladies but for a nation that outrage sparked by the death of these four innocents united the civil rights movement like nothing had up until that time. as dr. king said at the funeral for these three girls -- three of the girls i should say, quote, god still has a way of bringing good out of evil. dr. king said, god still has a way of wringing good out of evil. while there is perhaps no greater evil than bombing a church filled with little kids on a sunday morning, america's run 50 years of good progress out of that terrible act. today we honor the girls' sacrifice and remember all four of these young ladies, how they lived as well as how they died. i offer thanks to congresswoman sewell and all those who sponsored this, for their work and dedication in making this progress. as you know around here, it's hard for us to agree on almost anything, but