[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6]
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                      ICE STORMS IN THE NORTHEAST

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I see my friend from New Hampshire leaving 
the floor, and I note that he and I have shared a difficult time in the 
past few weeks with the ice storms in both of our States. But both New 
Hampshire and Vermont are coming out well. I know that Maine is now 
still digging out. They have gone through a terrible time, as have the 
people in upstate New York, and even the Province of Quebec. I note 
that throughout all that time, every time I called FEMA, James Lee 
Witt, or anybody else at the Federal level, the response was 
instantaneous and effective, and that I appreciate.

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