[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22355-22356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         RESTORING NEW ORLEANS

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina 
is also an unprecedented opportunity for us to help those damaged areas 
in a thoughtful, comprehensive fashion. A small example is the St. 
Charles street car. The oldest street car line in America, located in 
New Orleans, dates back to 1834, when it was a horse-drawn street car. 
It is not just a historic landmark championed by former Representative 
Lindy Boggs,

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but this is something that could be the center of a revitalized New 
Orleans. For a relatively modest amount of money, it could quickly 
guide and inspire new investments throughout New Orleans in a way that 
would be an example of a cost-effective, well-planned vision for the 
future.
  I urge my colleagues to join in an effort to support a vision of New 
Orleans that deals with its history, thoughtful planning, and careful 
economic development: Restore and expand the historic St. Charles 
Street street cars.

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