[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HURRICANE KATRINA

  Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, at times we come to the floor of the 
Senate not to debate policy but to mark the death of fellow Americans. 
I am deeply saddened to note that this is one such occasion.
  By some estimates, Hurricane Katrina has taken what may be thousands 
of lives throughout the southeastern United States. The storm not only 
ended lives but it also displaced hundreds of thousands of our fellow 
citizens. They have now been scattered throughout the Nation, hoping to 
one day return to the homes and lives they were forced to leave behind. 
Our work to help the victims of this national tragedy has just begun, 
and Congress must do all that is necessary to fund essential relief and 
recovery efforts and help those in need.

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