[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 172 (Tuesday, January 1, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF

  (Mr. REED asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, as a Republican, I stand up here today to join 
my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and associate my words 
with the gentleman from Maryland.
  Even though my district was not impacted by the devastation of 
Hurricane Sandy, it is right and just that we take up this bill. I ask 
our Speaker to reconsider the decision that has been made not to 
address this supplemental in this Congress. And I join my colleagues 
across the aisle to ask for that relief so that we can get to the 
people that need it the aid that they so are in need of on this day and 
this age.

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