[ applause ] everything, everything gabe zimmerman did he did with passion. but but his true passion was helping people. as gabby s outreach director, he made the cares of thousands of constituents his own. seeing to it that seniors got the medicare benefits that they had earned. that veterans got the medals and the care that they deserved, that government was working for ordinary folks. he died doing what he loved, talking with people and seeing how he could help. gabe is survived by his parents ross and emily, his brother ben,
the use of the word hero because i am not one. the people who are the heroes are people like pam simon. congresswoman gabrielle giffords. gabe zimmerman who unfortunately we lost that day. ron barber. the first responders. and also people like dr. rhee who have done an amazing job at making sure that gabby is okay and those who were injured are being treated to the best of our ability. [ applause ] thank you. we have all come together to realize that what defines us is not the differences. it is that we are all together. we are all a family. we are all americans. and we must recognize that the real heroes, like i mentioned,
sentiment, i must humbly reject the use of the word hero because i am not one. the people who are the heroes are people like pam simon. congresswoman gabrielle giffords. gabe zimmerman who unfortunately we lost that day. ron baesh. the first responders. and also people like dr. rhee who have done an amazing job at making sure that gabby is okay and those who were injured are being treated to the best of our ability. [ applause ] thank you. we have all come together to realize that what defines us is not the differences. it is that we are all together. we are all a family. we are all americans.
[ applause ] everything, everything gabe zimmerman did he did with passion. but but his true passion was helping people. as gabby s outreach director, he made the cares of thousands of constituents his own. seeing to it that seniors got the medicare benefits that they had earned. that veterans got the medals and the care that they deserved, that government was working for ordinary folks. he died doing what he loved, talking with people and seeing how he could help. gabe is survived by his parents ross and emily, his brother ben,
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