private quinton ezeagwula, age 18, was also shot in the attack that day. thankfully private quinton ezeagwula survived although our latest information is that he remains still in critical condition. mr. chairman, most americans who are listening today are hearing about private long's death for the very first time. its likely most americans haven't heard of this killing because private long's murder forces the issue that the mainstream media does not want to confront or report on. and that is islamic terrorism within and coming from within the united states. the men accused of shooting private long and private quinton ezeagwula was formerly known as carlos bledsoe, he converted to islam and changed his name. he later traveled to yemen where he was studying under a islamic scholar. mr. speaker, we have millions of law-abidinging muslims in this country. -- law-abiding muslims in this country. acts of terror committed by some members of a religion should not be used against all members of that religion. at the same time, however, we cannot be blind to the jih

condemn the slaughter and murder of army private william long and the wounding of army private quinton ezeagwula. that was a terrorist act of which we condemn. it may be that the alleged perpetrator is in prison but we don't know if there is a widespread conspiracy. we hear so. again, h.r. 1741 would allow us to protect these witnesses. the act of killing our military personnel on u.s. soil was an act of terror. i abhor it, i denounce it. it is a resounding disgrace in this country and, therefore, h.res. 515 should in fact be able to pass. all of these tie to the idea of protecting witnesses in criminal activities because we realize how frightening a prospect it is. i also add my support to h.r. 2675, the antitrust criminal penalty enhancement and reform act of 2004. it is the extension, and i am also a member of the subcommittee on antitrust and view this as an important legislative initiative. allow me to close by suggesting that as we saw in my remarks earlier today on h.res. 505, condemning the death of dr. george tiller, we have conditions here that warrant this legislation, h.r. 1741. it i

private long and quinton ezeagwula are good examples. mr. chairman i think sometimes we also forget the price families pay. it's easier for us to focus upon only the fallen. but those who remain and the grief that is laid upon their broken shoulders is often sometimes something we cannot identify with. . i was in the press club here, i saw a diamond-shaped picture of a cold, icy, windy day at arlington national cemetery, and a woman stood alone with her back to the viewer, standing at a tombstone. and there was no one else in the cemetery and the wind was blowing, her clothes were out ott side. it was the loneliest thing i'd ever seen. the title was simply "the widow." i understand that private long was not yet married but i'm sure there was someone out there who loved him, i know his parents loved him, the family has faced a loss none of us can imagine. as we salute private long, i also think it's in order to salute his family who have paid such a high price so we can stand here in this chamber and talk about freedom with. that, i yield bac