[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H1608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERS AND WORKERS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA UPLIFTS 
                               COMMUNITY

  (Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I want to speak today about 
the floods that have been wreaking havoc in southwest Minnesota and 
other areas around the country. A week ago, I was in Montevideo and in 
Granite Falls with Governor Ventura, and I was saddened by the 
devastation and flooding that nature can cause; but I was uplifted by 
the spirit of volunteers and workers that came to help their 
communities with such a disaster.
  I wanted to take this time to thank those communities and the leaders 
and the many youth who gave so much work and worked so hard to help 
their neighbors during this time of need: Carver County and Kevin 
Carrolls; Chaska and Mayor Bob Roepke; Granite Falls and Mayor Dave 
Smiglewski and Bill Lavin; Montevideo and Mayor Jim Curtis and Steve 
Jones; New Ulm and Mayor Arnolf Koelpin and Gary Gleisner; Redwood 
Falls and Mayor Sara Triplett and Jeff Weldon; Shakopee and Mayor Jon 
Brekke and Mark McNeill; St. Peter and Todd Prafke and Jerry Hawbaker; 
and to all the others who have worked so hard to help their 
communities. We applaud their efforts and we thank them.

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