Congressman Bob Brady today led a moment of silence on the House floor in honor of the Amtrak train derailment victims

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PHILADELPHIA --- Congressman Bob Brady (D., PA) today led a moment of silence on the House floor in honor of the Amtrak train derailment victims. Before observing the moment of silence Congressman Brady, joined by House members including the Pennsylvania delegation, offered his condolences to the families of the eight people who died in the Amtrak crash and the nearly 200 who were injured.

The Congressman also offered high praise for the city’s response to the tragic crash. Saying, “I could not have been more proud of the City of Philadelphia in its response to the accident.” Brady praised the city’s police and fire departments, the city administration as a whole and the hours and hours Mayor Nutter spent on the site.

Brady also singled out the area hospitals and their staff persons who he said went above and beyond as they cared for the injured. The Congressman also pointed out that students at Temple University actually rushed to the crash scene, many of them on bikes to see how they could be helpful.

In addition to saluting the first responders, in closing, Congressman Brady offered praise for the residents in the area, who brought water and towels for the injured and in some cases opened up their homes to them.

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