[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 132 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TOGETHER AS A NATION THROUGH NATURAL DISASTERS OR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, as Hurricane Irene roared through the East, 
central New Jersey braced for the winds. Our towns and homes were 
battered by the winds and experienced even more damage from the water. 
Our thoughts and our efforts are with those people injured and harmed, 
and our heartfelt sympathy goes to those who lost loved ones, including 
the family of Michael Kenwood, a rescue worker who died on duty.
  Today, water is now coming back to exact further vengeance with even 
greater floods in some areas in New Jersey. Many are helping, including 
FEMA--yes, a government agency. Whether it is a natural disaster, a 
terrorist attack or economic hardships, Americans pull together as a 
Nation. It is unwise for anyone to suggest that people are on their own 
to deal with a natural disaster or to find work.

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