[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H7873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
THANKS TO NASHVILLE ORGANIZATIONS
(Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, you know some in Washington are choosing
to score political points on the devastation caused by Hurricane
Katrina. But out there in real America, real Americans are working to
assist those who have been displaced.
I want to thank them for the great work that they are doing. Last
week, I thanked our Memphis-area organizations who are helping our Gulf
neighbors. Today I want to recognize the following Nashville-area
organizations providing shelter. We have the Crievewood Baptist Church
and Tulip Grove Baptist Church and their congregations; Clear View
Baptist Church in Williamson County is providing shelter as well as
food.
Grace Works Ministries is collecting clothing and hygiene kits, and
the Interfaith Dental Clinic is providing acute dental emergency care
for free. The Montgomery Bell Academy Service Club has loaded an 18-
wheeler full of supplies, and they sent it south to Mississippi.
In Montgomery County, the Hilldale Church of Christ is doing the good
work of taking in our neighbors.
I have been in Mississippi to help with the relief efforts, and I
applaud the Nation's aid organizations and all of the work the local
charities and the outstanding volunteers are giving to our neighbors in
need.
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