[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H8179-H8180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HURRICANE FLORENCE PREPAREDNESS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as Hurricane Florence 
threatens to strike South Carolina, I am grateful to Governor Henry 
McMaster, Adjutant General Bob Livingston, Attorney General Alan 
Wilson, as well as Kim Stenson, Director of the Emergency Management 
Division, who have all done a fantastic job of preparing for the high 
winds and extraordinary flooding, while keeping the people of the State 
up to date with the encouragement of President Donald Trump.
  I appreciate that the Governor has been in close coordination with 
President Donald Trump and together they are working to ensure South 
Carolinians have all the resources for the courageous first responders 
to respond to Hurricane Florence, which endangers families.
  The projected phenomenal rainfall will cause unexpected flooding, so 
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should be ready for higher elevation with only emergency travel through 
next week, as roads will be deadly, as citizens should stay in place.
  FOX News is providing accurate coverage.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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