[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 190 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 190

     Expressing the condolences of the Nation to the community of 
                          Greensburg, Kansas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2007

  Mr. Roberts (for himself and Mr. Brownback) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the condolences of the Nation to the community of 
                          Greensburg, Kansas.

Whereas, on Friday, May 4, 2007, a tornado struck the community of Greensburg, 
        Kansas;
Whereas this tornado was classified as an EF-5, the strongest possible type, by 
        the National Weather Service, with winds estimated at 205 miles per 
        hour;
Whereas the tornado is the first EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, and the 
        first F-5 on the previous scale since 1999;
Whereas approximately 95 percent of Greensburg is destroyed;
Whereas 1,500 residents have been displaced from their homes; and
Whereas, in response to the declaration by the President of a major disaster, 
        the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has made 
        Federal disaster assistance available for the State of Kansas to assist 
        in local recovery efforts: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate expresses the condolences of the Nation 
to the community of Greensburg, Kansas, and its gratitude to local, 
State, and National law enforcement and emergency responders conducting 
search and rescue operations.
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