[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             MOURNING THE VICTIMS OF THE KATOWICE DISASTER

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my deepest 
condolences to the people of Poland in their time of national mourning 
following the building collapse disaster in Katowice on Saturday, 
January 28, 2006.
  I sympathize with those families who have lost loved ones as a result 
of this catastrophe and join the world in prayer for a swift recovery 
for those who were injured.
  I would also like to offer my appreciation to the brave men and women 
who selflessly rushed in to the building to conduct the search and 
rescue operations in freezing temperatures and saved so many lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with the residents of the 5th district indeed all 
of Chicago in offering our thoughts and prayers to the Polish people.

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