[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              EXPRESSING THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS IN IOWA

  (Mr. LOEBSACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. Speaker, I want to express my sincere appreciation 
and thanks to the volunteers who have worked and continue to work in 
the flood-ravaged community of Cedar Rapids and all throughout Iowa.
  On Monday, Martin Luther King Day, we observed a national day of 
service and volunteerism. I had the honor of working alongside a number 
of volunteers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is the efforts, dedication, and 
a sense of shared community like I experienced on Monday that is the 
heart and soul of Iowa, and indeed our great Nation.
  While I have been able to work with Congress to provide supplemental 
disaster assistance toward flood recovery, it is the volunteers from 
not only Iowa, but all over the country who have offered their hearts 
and time and made a truly monumental impact in our State. Thank you 
again, volunteers, for all you do.

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