[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          WISCONSIN NEEDS FEDERAL HELP WITH SNOWFALL EMERGENCY

  (Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, as I speak, more snow is 
blanketing Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin, the latest in an unending 
series of snowfall that has overwhelmed municipalities in Wisconsin 
this winter. By mid-February, Milwaukee had received over 75 inches of 
snow compared to 33 inches at this time last year. Madison, our State 
capital, has already broken its record for the snowiest winter.
  A few weeks ago, one storm dumped at least a foot of snow in southern 
Wisconsin, including 17 inches in downtown Milwaukee. Just outside of 
Madison, some 2,000 cars were stranded on a highway for up to 12 hours. 
Last week, Wisconsin's Governor, Jim Doyle, requested Federal 
assistance to help Wisconsin deal with snow removal and other emergency 
costs.
  Yesterday, the entire Wisconsin delegation sent a letter urging the 
President to approve this request. Mr. Speaker, Wisconsinites are proud 
of our ability to handle snow; but in this case, Federal help is sorely 
needed and should be swiftly approved and provided.

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