[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            AMERICAN SPIRIT

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as we return from our district 
work period, at the forefront of all of us is the catastrophe of 
Hurricane Katrina which literally turned our Nation upside down.
  In my district on the north side of Atlanta, I am so proud of the 
work that has been done to provide relief support for those directly 
affected by the storm, the largest natural disaster in our Nation's 
history. Local towns are sending not just money and goods but personnel 
from fire and police departments. Our local Red Cross has activated 
shelters to help evacuees find relatives and get back on their feet. 
These are Americans helping Americans. The American can-do spirit is 
alive and well and strong.
  But most disheartening has been the vicious, personal attacks against 
some who are trying their hardest to help folks recover, attacks that 
have even come from supposed leaders in our Nation. These statements 
and their tone are harmful to our Nation and our recovery. I call on 
all Americans, especially those in positions of influence, to work 
positively and constructively to solve our current challenge. Anything 
less does a disservice to all Americans and, ultimately, our viability 
as a free and a democratic society.

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