[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 26940-26941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                ENTERGY

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 9, 2007

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, on September 13, 2007 the first hurricane to 
make landfall in the United States since 2005 hit Southeast Texas. 
Hurricane Humberto took only 16 hours to form, making it the fastest 
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storm on record and leaving area residents and businesses little time 
to prepare. Entergy Texas, our local electricity provider was ready and 
quickly took action
  Hurricane Humberto left 118,000 without electricity as they waited 
for the water to rescind to begin cleaning up debris left in the storms 
wake, Thursday morning. While local residents were busy taking care of 
their family and property Joe Domino, President and CEO of Entergy 
Texas, and his employees began ``turning the lights on'' across our 
area. The utility company, which serves parts of Texas, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, and Arkansas, brought in around 3,000 employees and 
additional contractors, to relieve their customers from the smoldering 
Texas heat that is very much a part of our Septembers. The streets of 
Jefferson County were bustling with Entergy trucks throughout the 
weekend as workers effectively traveled from project to project. Though 
the initial estimates warned that power would not be restored for 6 
days, dedicated employees working into the night and through the 
weekend were able to restore all 118,000 consumers in just 4 days.
  I would like to commend all Entergy Texas employees for their hard 
work and dedication during the aftermath of Hurricane Humberto. 
Companies like Entergy Texas that care about the community they serve 
make Southeast Texas such a special place.
  And that's just the way it is.

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