this contributed to a fevered atmosphere that led to the assassination of itzhak rabin. >> i disagree. i think fevered rhetoric has to do with rabin's assassination, i don't think it had anything to do in tucson. what do we know about the man? it's important to stick to the evidence we have. the evidence we have about jared loughner is he had grave concerns about the government controlling his mind, he was struggling to gain control of his mind, he issued a video called "my last thoughts" in which he said "we have to have a currency to control our mind, the government is trying to control our grammar. we know he had an obsession with the government. we know he had an obsession with the congresswoman and that he went to a meeting of hers and asked her "what if words have no meaning" and apparently her answer to this somewhat nonsensical question didn't satisfy him and he developed anger out of that. >> the president can use this as an occasion to talk about the general tone of civil discourse in the country. he doesn't have to say there's a cause and effect connection but he can say na

brother, robert kennedy 15rk years later, mahatma gandhi who brought india into independence, and to itzhak rabin who if he had lived, i think there would be peace in the middle east and of course dr. martin luther king. may i have 30 seconds? mr. pastor: i yield an additional 30 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. payne: as we think about the tragedy of those who lost their lives, i implore each and every one of us to overflow in support and love. we know that only love drives out hatred and only good drives out evil. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. lungren: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. brady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. brady: we gather here today to honor the victims and heroes that took place in arizona this past weekend. gabby giffords is one of the best this house has to offer. gabby embodies the type of public servant in of -- many of us try to be, smart, kind and dedicated, fulfilling they are duty, representing her constitue