[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             WINTER STORMS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I will start the day by acknowledging 
the tragedy that has befallen several States in the South, including my 
own State of Kentucky.
  According to news reports, rare winter storms struck across Kentucky, 
Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi. News reports indicate at least 44 
people have been killed, and 7 of those were in my State--4 in Allen 
County, which is along the Tennessee border, and 3 in Greenville, which 
is in Muhlenberg County in the western part of our State.
  Thousands more are left with damage or destroyed property or are 
without power. The authorities are still working to determine the 
extent of the damage.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in praying for the families of the 
victims and to all who have been touched by these terrible storms. 
State and local officials are working as hard as they can to survey the 
destruction and get help to anybody who needs it.

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