[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E161]
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                     EMERGENCY FUNDING IN H.R. 4745

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 2006

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, section 402 of House Concurrent 
Resolution 95, the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 
2006, requires a statement to be published in the Congressional Record 
explaining how the funding contained in H.R. 4745, (making supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small Business 
Administration's disaster loan program, which will be considered in the 
House today, meets the criteria of emergency funding specified in such 
section.
  Funding for the Small Business Administration's disaster loan program 
is provided in response to essential, urgent, and compelling needs 
resulting from the extreme natural disasters that occurred in the Gulf 
of Mexico region in calendar year 2005. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and 
Wilma resulted in the most expensive natural disasters ever to strike 
the U.S., and their scope and cost were completely unforeseen. The 
emergency funds provided in H.R. 4745 are justified under the criteria 
outlined in H. Con. Res. 95.

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