[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 149 (Thursday, October 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2556-E2557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MOURNING THE LOSS OF LIFE ON AMERICAN SAMOA AND SAMOA AFTER THE 
             EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMIS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

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                               speech of

                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 14, 2009

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
support of H. Res. 816 to mourn the loss of life and express my 
condolences for the disaster that took place in Somoa and American 
Samoa on September 29, 2009.
  On that dreadful day, over 150 people lost their lives when a tsunami 
rose twenty feet into the air and made landfall on the shores of Samoa 
and American Samoa in the southern region of the Pacific Ocean. The 
destruction that this tsunami caused was overwhelming, and in addition 
to the loss of life, countless more individuals have lost their homes 
and possessions. I extend my deepest condolences to the victims and 
their families, and offer my deepest sympathies for their loss.
  I urge my fellow colleagues to join me in supporting H. Res. 816 to 
remember those that died in Samoa and American Samoa on September 29, 
2009.

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