[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4585-H4586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE WEATHER CHANNEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. LOUDERMILK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOUDERMILK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize The Weather 
Channel for 40 years of exceptional weather journalism, public service, 
and high-quality educational content.
  Since 1982, The Weather Channel has provided accurate, by-the-minute 
live coverage of weather events, ranging from the mundane daily rain 
shower to catastrophic hurricanes and tornadoes.
  Today, The Weather Channel reaches more than 80 million households 
across the United States. It has consistently been ranked the most 
trustworthy cable news network in the country and has received 
nationwide acclaim for its high-quality reporting and programming.

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  The Weather Channel has been instrumental in providing critical 
information to the public during natural disasters and severe weather 
events such as Hurricane Katrina, the 2011 tornado super outbreaks, and 
the January 2014 snowpocalypse that shut down much of north Georgia.
  During these events, The Weather Channel's information was 
instrumental to the people in affected areas, giving them guidance on 
when to seek shelter and what weather developments to expect.
  Today, I am proud to co-lead, with Representative McBath, a newly 
introduced resolution recognizing The Weather Channel on its 40th 
anniversary for its outstanding contributions to broadcast news and 
meteorology and for its role as a longstanding American institution.

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