[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 164 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S8081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SEVERE NOVEMBER STORMS

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I am here to talk about legislation I have 
introduced that I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting, but 
first I would like to make a couple of comments about the terrific 
storms that roared through the Midwest, including my State, yesterday 
afternoon and evening. Mother Nature was in full fury and caused 
significant damage to my State. Fortunately, no deaths were reported, 
but there were injuries, destroyed buildings, turned-over cars, and 
downed trees and power lines. There was quite a bit of damage across 
our State affecting a significant number of towns--Muncie, Kokomo, 
Marion, Lebanon, Washington, Lafayette, and others. It was a line of 
storms that packed a lot of power and did a lot of damage.
  We were fortunate in Indiana not to suffer loss of life. Our 
neighbors to the west in Illinois took the brunt of this storm. Our 
thoughts and prayers go out to those families and those loved ones who 
were lost in that storm.
  There has been a good response by FEMA. People are on the ground 
already. Assessments are being made and Hoosiers are rolling up their 
sleeves and cleaning it up, as we fully expect them to do. The response 
has been terrific. I certainly have to acknowledge that this caused 
some severe damage but the response addressing it has been terrific.

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