[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 51 (Friday, April 25, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SYMPATHY FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, first of all, I will 
comment on the remarks made by the distinguished Senator from North 
Dakota, Senator Dorgan, during the time that I was in the chair 
regarding the terrible tragedy of the floods in North Dakota, 
Minnesota, and the West. He did an outstanding presentation in terms of 
the extreme acts of heroism that have taken place in that region of the 
country.
  One of the great things about America and the American people is the 
capacity that they have to reach back in times of great crisis--whether 
it be war, flood, earthquake, or whatever --and help their neighbors. 
Certainly, Senator Dorgan captured in great detail and with a great 
personal touch that terrible tragedy. Of course, our hearts and prayers 
are with them as they go through this terrible time.

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