[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HURRICANE MICHAEL

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, due to Hurricane Michael's direct 
hit on Florida's panhandle, I am traveling to northwest Florida to 
survey the devastation that has occurred in my home State. Yesterday, 
Hurricane Michael made landfall as a devastating, high-end Category 4 
hurricane, near Mexico Beach. Initial reports indicate more than 
400,000 utility customers in Florida are without power and areas within 
the storm's path have been decimated.
  Therefore, given these circumstances and the fact that my vote would 
not have been determinative of the outcome of the measures before the 
Senate, I will survey the damage firsthand and help coordinate efforts 
between Federal, State, and local officials.

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