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I don't want another Oklahoma City to ever take place again.

And just as we would not give aid and comfort to Al Qaeda, let us not allow the words of

elected leaders to get comfort and comfortable excuses to extremists spent on violence.

When members of Congress compare health care legislation to government tyranny, socialism

or totalitarianism in the hopes of scoring political points, it's like pouring gas on the

fire of extremism.

I was Congresswoman Betty McCollum of Minnesota speaking on the House floor this week in support

of a resolution honoring the victims of the 1995 attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

in Oklahoma City.

The resolution passed.

Monday, of course, is the 15th anniversary of the bombing, which killed 168 Americans.

On Friday, Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at a symposium marking the anniversary,

it's an event, designed to be a forum for discussing how the country reacted to the attack

15 years ago.

And what lessons learned from the Oklahoma City bombing can be applied to today's America.

On Monday, our next guest, Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, will be in

Oklahoma City itself for the official remembrance ceremony.

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