[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 96 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

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                               speech of

                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 3, 2019

  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Senate Amendment to 
H.R. 2157, which will finally provide desperately needed long-term 
recovery resources to the communities that I represent. Until today, my 
constituents have waited for 7 months with no certainty that help would 
ever come.
  This is particularly true for North Florida agricultural producers 
and most critical for the foresters. Hurricane Michael left millions of 
acres of forestland in ruin--causing catastrophic damage and resulting 
in billions of dollars in losses.
  My support for this bill was partly due to my understanding that 
money appropriated under Title 1 will give the Secretary of Agriculture 
the flexibility necessary to compensate timber producers for losses or 
to issue block grants allowing a state to do so when appropriate. I 
look forward to working with Secretary Perdue throughout the 
implementation of this bill to ensure it can best help all struggling 
panhandle agriculture producers.

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