[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      EFFECTS OF HURRICANE ISABEL

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I will comment on a couple of subjects. 
First, with regard to the natural disaster we had last Thursday and 
Thursday night, the tragedies continue to unfold in regard to damage 
along the east coast. As I walk around the Capitol today, it is very 
clear to me a large number of people on Capitol Hill, from Maryland, 
Virginia, and the surrounding areas have been struck very hard. A 
number of people are without electricity and clean water and are really 
suffering daily right now as I speak. I have spoken to different people 
asking if their electricity is up, and they have said: No. So that is 
Thursday night, Friday, Friday night, Saturday, Saturday night, Sunday, 
Sunday night, and now Monday. I know the local disaster relief and 
utility repair persons are working very hard, and we respect all of 
their work a great deal.
  Again, it is time for everybody to pull together as we address the 
powerful effects and potential devastation from this hurricane. So our 
thoughts and prayers are with everybody. Everybody should gather 
together and we will pull through this as well as we might.

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