[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 10 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE AND SPIRIT OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, Buffalo and western New York 
have had our fair share of challenges over the last year:
  A racist mass shooter murdered innocent people at a local grocery 
store.
  A blinding blizzard took the lives of dozens of our neighbors 2 weeks 
ago.
  And what should have been an exciting Monday night football game 
turned into a nightmare for Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin and his 
family.
  Our community is grateful Damar is recovering at home with his family 
now.
  Today, I rise to celebrate the people and the spirit of Buffalo. We 
are more than neighbors, we are family. We are a family that sticks 
together, works together, and rallies around our teams and one another 
in good times and in bad.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud of the way Buffalo works through our 
struggles, and prouder still to call this place with a big heart home. 
Our best days are immediately in front of us.
  Go Bills.

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