[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL COAST RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO VICTIMS OF HURRICANE 
                                KATRINA

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 6, 2005

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the constituents of the 17th 
District of California, we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the victims 
of Hurricane Katrina. The devastation wrought on Louisiana, Mississippi 
and Alabama is unimaginable to most Americans but we on the Central 
Coast of California want our fellow Americans on the Gulf Coast to know 
that we stand shoulder to shoulder with them to rebuild their lives and 
communities.
  The epicenter of the 1989 Lorna Prieta earthquake occurred in the 
Santa Cruz Mountains 10 miles from my congressional district. It was 
7.1 on the Richter scale and was the first major quake in northern 
California since 1906. Since that time, residents on the Central Coast 
have experienced many federally designated natural disasters including 
mudslides and flooding.
  We Californians understand all too well that Federal disaster 
assistance has to be immediate and sustained. The $10.5 billion in 
emergency funding approved on September 2 is the start of what must be 
a long-term Federal effort to assist the residents of the Gulf Coast 
communities to rebuild their lives and communities. There is no price 
tag on the emotional and spiritual healing for the victims of Hurricane 
Katrina, but it may be a small comfort to know that millions and 
millions of Americans are contributing in many ways to your future 
well-being and that you are not alone.

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