[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19646]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PULLING TOGETHER

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, we all watched in disbelief as the 
desperation of fellow Americans rolled across our TV screens waving 
from rooftops in New Orleans, waiting to be saved. And as the hours 
rolled by, it became clear that our response, our response, at the 
local, State, and Federal levels was lacking.

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  Hurricane Katrina is the largest natural disaster in the history of 
our Nation, affecting an area the size of the entire State of Michigan. 
Any response would have been lacking for some. There will be 
opportunities in Congress and elsewhere to evaluate that response, but 
now is the time for all Americans to pull together and work together to 
get millions of our fellow citizens back on their feet. Now is the time 
for the American spirit to shine.
  We are a giving and a generous country, and millions of Americans are 
desperate to help. There are so many avenues of opportunity.
  Our Nation has faced huge challenges before, and we know how to 
succeed in the face of adversity. We succeed by marshaling that 
American spirit and by working together. Together, it is imperative 
that now we in Congress and across our Nation move forward with that 
uniquely American can-do, never-fail attitude.

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