[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20725-20726]
[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. Madam Speaker, heroes come in every shape and 
form. Some teach in our classrooms, some defend our freedoms overseas, 
and on 9/11 our heroes were the ones who wore the insignia of the fire 
and police departments of New York City on their uniforms.
  And again today, our heroes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are 
numerous. Some are doctors and nurses who have saved lives, others are 
National Guardsmen and women who rescued people from rooftops and 
elsewhere. But most are those that you

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will not read about in the newspaper: Americans committing random acts 
of kindness when help is needed.
  People are opening their homes, donating clothing, and enrolling 
evacuated children into schools in their communities. In Georgia we 
have nearly 10,000 children who have been enrolled in our schools. We 
have set up shelters, held telethons, and opened megacenters to serve 
as a one-stop-shop for evacuees, all to help them put their lives back 
together.
  You name it, and the residents of Georgia are stepping up to the 
challenge and helping out wherever they can.
  Madam Speaker, we will overcome this tragedy and we will do it one 
day at a time and one life at a time. That is truly the American way 
and the American spirit.

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