[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPERSTORM SANDY 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, 1 year ago today, 
New York City and the entire eastern seaboard were ravaged by 
Superstorm Sandy. Entire communities were shattered, families were torn 
apart, and lives were lost.
  In New York City, the water level was so high it was covering cars. 
The Nation's largest and busiest mass transit system closed down for 
the first time in a century; 8\1/2\ million people lost their power and 
some still do not have it returned; and 125 Americans lost their lives.
  The gratitude I feel for all those who helped their friends and 
neighbors is hard to express. There were a great number of heroes and 
heroines, and we sorely needed them.
  On the Federal level, with the support of this body, FEMA has 
approved over $3.2 billion in funding for emergency work and over $1.4 
billion in assistance to over 182,000 survivors. The Small Business 
Administration has approved $2.4 billion in low-interest loans. The 
National Flood Insurance Program has provided more than $7.9 billion to 
policyholders.
  I would like to thank all of my colleagues and all those who stepped 
up to help during these difficult times. New York and others are deeply 
grateful.

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