[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3675]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO ARE 
WORKING TO RESCUE AND COMFORT THE BEREAVED AFTER STORMS IN OKLAHOMA AND 
                                 TEXAS

  (Mr. COLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, it's my very sad duty to inform the House, as 
many of you know, my part of the country in Oklahoma and parts of Texas 
were devastated last night by a series of tornados. We lost eight 
people in the little, tiny town of Lone Grove in the southern end of 
the district, at least eight. Rescue workers are still going through 
and trying to see if there are any additional losses, about 43 injured, 
17 severely. So pretty devastating for a small town.
  So I would ask, Mr. Speaker, for the House to observe a moment of 
silence for those who lost their families and those who are working to 
rescue and comfort the bereaved.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will rise and observe a moment of 
silence.

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