[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING THE CITIES OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA BEACH, AND PORTSMOUTH, 
                                VIRGINIA

  (Mrs. DRAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. DRAKE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the cities of 
Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth, Virginia, for the grand 
opening of a new complex that serves formerly homeless people. This is 
the first complex in the Nation that is financed and supported by more 
than one city. This complex will serve over 60 adults from our region 
who formerly lived in shelters, under bridges or on the street.
  Congratulations to these three cities who worked regionally and who 
worked together to address the very basic human need for shelter and 
providing other comprehensive services such as job counseling, mental 
health, substance abuse and drug-abuse treatment as well. 
Congratulations to them, and we hope other regions of the country will 
follow their example, and they will be a great model for our Nation.

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