[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17158]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HURRICANE IKE SURVIVORS

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Tomorrow, thousands of Hurricane Ike 
survivors across the gulf region may be stopped from receiving benefits 
that were due because of this terrible disaster. We have been working 
on this as the House and the Senate. The Senate passed the UC tonight 
to provide an extension for those benefits; however, we have not had an 
opportunity to do so, and many people are suffering. I hope that we 
will have that occasion again.
  I would like to yield to the distinguished majority leader to inquire 
about the needs of those Hurricane Ike victims across the whole gulf 
region, as we did for Katrina and Rita, the opportunity to work on this 
matter so that their benefits could be continued for the families that 
are in need.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentlelady for her question.
  Clearly, this is, as the gentlelady points out, a very serious matter 
of great concern. And I want to say that we will join with the lady and 
with all of those who represent the region on both sides of the aisle 
to look at this matter to make sure that we give it our earliest 
possible consideration and action.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank the gentleman.
  This is going to be comforting news to those individuals who are 
still suffering and living in the backdrop of Hurricane Ike.
  I encourage my colleagues to work with us.

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