[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THANKS TO NASHVILLE ORGANIZATIONS

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, you know some in Washington are choosing 
to score political points on the devastation caused by Hurricane 
Katrina. But out there in real America, real Americans are working to 
assist those who have been displaced.
  I want to thank them for the great work that they are doing. Last 
week, I thanked our Memphis-area organizations who are helping our Gulf 
neighbors. Today I want to recognize the following Nashville-area 
organizations providing shelter. We have the Crievewood Baptist Church 
and Tulip Grove Baptist Church and their congregations; Clear View 
Baptist Church in Williamson County is providing shelter as well as 
food.
  Grace Works Ministries is collecting clothing and hygiene kits, and 
the Interfaith Dental Clinic is providing acute dental emergency care 
for free. The Montgomery Bell Academy Service Club has loaded an 18-
wheeler full of supplies, and they sent it south to Mississippi.
  In Montgomery County, the Hilldale Church of Christ is doing the good 
work of taking in our neighbors.
  I have been in Mississippi to help with the relief efforts, and I 
applaud the Nation's aid organizations and all of the work the local 
charities and the outstanding volunteers are giving to our neighbors in 
need.

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