[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SUPPORT FOR MISSISSIPPI AFTER THE TORNADOES

  (Mr. CHILDERS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CHILDERS. Mr. Speaker, this weekend Mississippi communities were 
struck by the largest natural disaster to hit our State since Hurricane 
Katrina. Saturday's devastating tornadoes hit several areas in North 
Mississippi, including three counties in the First Congressional 
District, which I represent. Damages included more than 700 homes or 
mobile homes destroyed, various businesses, 49 injuries, and 10 deaths.
  I would like to express my deepest condolences to the families of the 
victims killed in Choctaw, Holmes, and Yazoo Counties. Choctaw County 
specifically is located in Mississippi's First District.
  My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Andra Patterson, 
sisters Tyana and Brittney Jobe, and Mary and Bobby Yates. I would also 
like to express my support for all those Mississippians who suffered 
injuries and damage to their homes and businesses. We are a strong 
community, and we will recover from this disaster. We will continue 
working with authorities at all levels of government toward the shared 
goal of recovery.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in expressing our condolences for 
those who lost their lives during this weekend's storm, praying for 
those who were injured or lost their homes or businesses, and wishing 
Mississippi a swift recovery.

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