someone like gabe lives mind. we also lost christina taylor green. [ applause ] born on another day of unparalleled sadness, september 11th, 2001, kristina was only 9 years old. she was a new member of the student council at mesa verde elementary school. she loved ballet swimming and baseball. we could never know where kristina might have become. we can't imagine what the families of our six innocent neighbors are feeling. nor can we know the pain of the wounded. some whom are still struggling for their lives. saturday's gunfire didn't simply take six lives, injure my friend gabby giffords and injure