. >> ladies and gentlemen, widow of neal levin, director of port authority, new york, new jersey, lostn the upper floors, near or above where the planes hit. the top 19 floors of the north tower and the top 33 floors of the south tower. i quote from british journalist ian mcewen. "the tower was burning around her and she was speaking on her mobile phone. she was calling to say goodbye. there was really only one thing for her to say, those three words that all the terrible art, that all the worst pop songs and movies, the most seductive lies can somehow never cheapen, those three words, i love you. she tuesday over and over again before the line went dead. and that is what they were all saying down their phones from the hijacked planes, from the burning towers, love was all they had to set against the hatred of their murderers. >> ladies and gentlemen, multiple grammy award winner, patti labelle. [applause] ♪ we're all two steps away from happiness, two steps away from loving our neighbor, black, white, or gay. we got to think. ♪ it's ♪ it's hard to see the fear in you as i walk away fr

among those killed was the executive director of the port authority neal levin who was 46 years old.ernment partly in frustration over its nonpursuit of al-qaeda. he became the director of security for the world trade center and was also killed on that day. also being remembered, the six victims who died in the 1993 bombing of the world trade center. that is when islamic extremists drove a bomb filled van into the basement of the building and exploded it. they hoped that one of the towers would be destroyed and topple on to the other tower to bring them both down. it was because that was not successful that the alleged mastermind ramsey yusef at that point tried to work on the plan that eventually was successful in 2001. the names of those who died in 1993 have been add to the majestic waterfalls here at ground zero. the names along the granite footprint of the two towers. the gentle waters here bring solace and comfort in what has been an overwhelmingly emotional day. a reminder and tribute to those who died here and a reminder to all of us of the threat that still exists but the ho

neal: thank you, mr. levin. madam speaker, i'm fascinated by this argument for the people that are viewing it largely because this isn't not an argument about new spending. this is an argument about paying for past spending. so when bill clinton said ado, say good bay too -- goodbye to the american people on january 19 of 2001, this is fact, not opinion, america was staring at a 5.6 -- $5.6 trillion surplus. on january 20, george bush took the oath of office and when he left eight years later we were looking at a $10.6 trillion deficit. let's recount those years. two wars, $2.3 trillion worth of tax cuts, a prescription debenefit that was unfunded and all of the money they applied to those arguments, and i'm very pleased by the fact i voted against those tax cuts, both against them and voted against the war in iraq, but all of the money that i've just referenced was borrowed money by the republican party. they borrowed all the money for it. fact, not opinion. and now the bill has come due and they're on the floo

neal: thank you, mr. levin. madam speaker, i'm fascinated by this argument for the people that are viewing it largely because this isn't not an argument about new spending. this is an argument about paying for past spending. so when bill clinton said ado, say good bay too -- goodbye to the american people on january 19 of 2001, this is fact, not opinion, america was staring at a 5.6 -- $5.6 trillion surplus. on january 20, george bush took the oath of office and when he left eight years later we were looking at a $10.6 trillion deficit. let's recount those years. two wars, $2.3 trillion worth of tax cuts, a prescription debenefit that was unfunded and all of the money they applied to those arguments, and i'm very pleased by the fact i voted against those tax cuts, both against them and voted against the war in iraq, but all of the money that i've just referenced was borrowed money by e republican party. they borrowed all the money for it. fact, not opinion. and now the bill has come due and they're on the floor