[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 233--EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE NATION TO THE 
 VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA, COMMENDING THE RESILIENCY OF THE PEOPLE 
OF THE STATES OF LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND ALABAMA, AND COMMITTING TO 
            STAND BY THEM IN THE RELIEF AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

  Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Reid, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Vitter, Mr. 
Cochran, Mr. Lott, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, 
Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, 
Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
Burns, Mr. Burr, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dayton, Mr. 
DeMint, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, 
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mrs. 
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Martinez, 
Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Obama, Mr. Pryor, 
Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thune, Mr. 
Voinovich, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 233

       Whereas, on August 28, 2005, Hurricane Katrina reached 
     landfall devastating the Gulf Coast states;
       Whereas there has yet to be a full accounting for all our 
     citizens whose lives were tragically lost;
       Whereas the cost in human suffering is ongoing for hundreds 
     of thousands of people who have lost loved ones, homes, and 
     livelihoods;
       Whereas immediate humanitarian aid is still critically 
     needed in many of the devastated regions;
       Whereas the devastation on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, 
     Louisiana, and Alabama is catastrophic;
       Whereas the City of New Orleans is tragically flooded and 
     the surrounding communities of St. Bernard and Plaquemines 
     parishes are devastated;
       Whereas every city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is 
     severely damaged or destroyed, including Waveland, Bay St. 
     Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean 
     Springs, Moss Point, and Pascagoula;
       Whereas the States of Florida, Texas, and Georgia also 
     sustained damage;
       Whereas Coast Guard search and rescue teams, police, 
     firefighters, the National Guard and many ordinary citizens 
     have risked their lives to save others;
       Whereas doctors, nurses, and medical personnel worked 
     expeditiously to ensure that hospitals, medical centers, and 
     triage units provided needed care;
       Whereas the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and 
     other volunteer organizations and charities are supplying 
     hurricane victims with food, water, and shelter;
       Whereas the State of Texas and numerous other states have 
     welcomed tens of thousands of victims from Louisiana and 
     provided them with aid and comfort;
       Whereas the Army Corps of Engineers has worked to reinforce 
     levees in Louisiana; and
       Whereas thousands of volunteers and government employees 
     from across the Nation have committed time and resources to 
     help with recovery efforts: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses the condolences of the Nation to the victims 
     of Hurricane Katrina;
       (2) commends the resiliency and courage of the people of 
     the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama; and
       (3) commits to provide the necessary resources and to stand 
     by the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and 
     Alabama in the relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts.

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