[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  MOURNING THE 11 LIVES LOST IN MISSISSIPPI'S DISASTROUS WINTER STORM

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman from 
Mississippi (Mr. Kelly) indicated, Mississippi was hit very hard with 
tornadoes. There were 11 deaths, and there was significant damage. We 
have received a disaster declaration.
  I want to pay a special tribute to our system of disaster response, 
which worked. Federal, State, and local officials came together and 
responded just like the textbook said they should. Nowhere have we 
received any complaints about help not being available.
  So if there is any good that we can talk about coming from such a 
disaster, it is this: The system that Congress put together for 
government to respond to its citizens in the time of disaster worked 
during this particular disaster in Mississippi.

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