[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CALIFORNIA FIRES DEVASTATE LANDSCAPE

  (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, Governor-elect Schwarzenegger just 
addressed the Republican Conference, and he is meeting with leaders on 
both sides of the aisle. What he is asking for is help for the State of 
California. When I left San Diego, it literally looked like an atomic 
bomb went off. Going from Los Angeles to San Diego, it looks like a 
moonscape. Governor-elect Schwarzenegger is meeting with the leadership 
from the Democratic side and our side, and he said that we need to work 
together on this.
  Mr. Speaker, I do not know if most people understand the devastation. 
I have seen what B-52 raids do to a city. It fails in comparison to 
what is happening in San Diego. We ask Members of Congress on both 
sides of the aisle to work with us in California's desperate time.

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