[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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 RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 
 DISASTER RESPONSE, ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EVERYDAY 
                                HOOSIERS

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, it is said that if a picture is worth 1,000 
words, this picture tells the tale of the worst series of storms to 
strike southern Indiana in 100 years.
  I rise today to commend and recognize the extraordinary 
contributions, though, of emergency management, disaster response, 
elected officials, community leaders and everyday Hoosiers in my 
district during this last week of devastating weather. I particularly 
want to honor EMA directors, sheriffs, mayors and county officials in 
Rush, Johnson and Bartholomew counties, Indiana.
  They suffered greatly from tornados, heavy rains, flooding, creating 
a catastrophe that awaits additional presidential response, but this 
catastrophe did not await the response by these public servants. They 
went above and beyond the call of duty, showing great poise, saving 
lives and serving the people of their communities.
  Hoosier communities and families are hurting and need to know that 
more help is on the way. As I rise to commend these government 
officials and everyday Hoosiers for their response, I urge this 
administration again to declare an expedited major disaster for all 44 
counties of Indiana affected by these historic storms.

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