[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 162 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COAST GUARD HURRICANE RELIEF ACT OF 2005

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4508, which was received 
from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4508) to commend the outstanding efforts in 
     response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the 
     Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain persons 
     affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws 
     administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4508) was read the third time and passed.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, that particular bill, the Coast Guard 
Hurricane Relief Act of 2005, again gives me the opportunity to comment 
and really praise the tremendous work that was carried out by our Coast 
Guard in the recent hurricanes.
  Many of us had the opportunity to tell them directly, both in 
Mississippi and in Louisiana, and thank them for their tremendous and 
heroic effort. We had the opportunity to witness much of that on 
television over those first few days after the hurricane. But to have 
the opportunity to look these individuals in the eyes and thank them 
and shake their hand has been a privilege that some of us on the floor 
have had. It has been a tremendous job that makes America proud.

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