[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     LET'S STAND UP AND BE OF HELP

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I know that many of our colleagues in 
the tornado corridor are not here today. I want to offer my deepest 
concern and prayers as the recovery begins, and pray for those who've 
lost their lives, some, of course, in north Texas, and of course now in 
the area in Oklahoma.
  This is a devastating time with these enormous tornados, as evidenced 
by a quote by Bill Bunting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's Storm Prediction Center, who told CNN, our worst fears 
are becoming realized this afternoon.
  I hope that we will be able to find all of those who have been harmed 
safely, and all of those who are missing.
  But, Mr. Speaker, the most important part is that the Nation needs to 
stand up and be of help. This is time, frankly, for bipartisanship to 
take the highest level, and partisanship to end. It's time to end this 
sequester. There's too much need in this country.
  And I hope that we will be able to serve all of those who are now 
suffering from across America because that is what this Congress needs 
to do.

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