[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 69 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMENDING THE TOXIC 18 GROUP

  (Mr. MAST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a great group who 
has been documenting something tragic going on in our community, the 
Toxic 18 group on the Treasure Coast of Florida.
  The administrators and the members of Toxic 18 have dedicated 
countless volunteer hours to taking pictures, videos, and looking at 
the destruction which has included dead animals, sickness, destroyed 
environment, and businesses being forced to close across the Treasure 
Coast, all as a result of the harmful algal blooms going on in our 
area.
  Their administrators, people who I have had the chance to get to 
know, like Cyndi Lenz, Jennie Pawlowsky, Cristina Maldonado, Kim 
Streiber, and Troy Brown have done an outstanding job, and because of 
their work, I am very optimistic for a great 2019 and future beyond 
that because of the work they have already done in 2018 and before.

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