[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TEXANS MAKE AMERICA GREAT

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to praise the people of 
Texas who have gone to great lengths to assist those devastated by 
Hurricane Katrina. In my Third District alone, there are shining 
examples of selflessness, sacrifice and service.
  The City of Allen schools have enrolled over 100 evacuees. Plano has 
enrolled over 500. And in Wylie, a volunteer in a shelter helped a 15-
year-old evacuee separated from his family find them in Houston; and 
then more volunteers drove him down there.
  In McKinney, volunteers turned an old Wal-Mart into a shelter for 300 
people, and within 48 hours they added showers, decorated play areas, 
created medical facilities, and even made Internet connections. One 
sign said it best, ``Howdy. Welcome to Texas, y'all.''
  For these people who have volunteered their time, money and talents, 
God bless you and God bless America.
  It is people like these who make Texas and America great. I salute 
all of America.

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