CONGRESSWOMAN SHEILA JACKSON LEE STATEMENT ON TERROR ATTACK IN BRUSSELS

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium:

"All Americans share in horror at the unspeakable terror attacks in Brussels today. Today's attacks are a reminder of the common danger the free, democratic nations of the world face from an evil ideology that celebrates indiscriminate murder and places scant value on life or liberty. They are also a reminder that violence and instability in the Middle East resonate far beyond the region, and the international community must not retreat from addressing it.

"My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their loved ones - as well as with the people of Belgium and all of Europe. Brussels has come to represent everything these terrorists despise: the cosmopolitan capital of a Europe uniting through democratic institutions behind principles of peace, pluralism, and a common purpose. That purpose has been one familiar to Americans - the pursuit of security and opportunity for all people to reach for a better life. Surely Brussels and Europe will emerge from today's attacks with an even stronger resolve to keep fulfilling that vision, and the American people will continue standing in solidarity with the Belgian people as they do so

"The United States will offer our full assistance to the Belgian people as they work to bring the perpetrators and the planners of this attack to justice. We will be relentless in our fight against terror. We will not allow terrorists to succeed in blinding us with fear. To confront this threat abroad and protect the American people at home, we must be both strong and smart. No terrorist can overcome the strength of our values.”

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