[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             HELP FOR HAITI

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the children of Haiti need 
help. Children around the world need our help. But today in Haiti, 
thousands upon thousands of children are living in temporary tent 
conditions, in camps, many that have been ravaged by the waters and the 
heat and deteriorating conditions. Today in Haiti, the people of that 
country, particularly the children, are suffering from the epidemic of 
cholera.
  We did not take up the Help HAITI bill today, but I am asking that we 
begin a full press to provide better work conditions and living 
conditions, as well as a better quality of life for the children of 
Haiti. Cholera is an epidemic that can spread and kill thousands upon 
thousands of children. It is important for USAID and the donor 
countries that have indicated their willingness to donate to Haiti to 
get the donations in, and it is important now for the Government of 
Haiti to stand up and be heard on behalf of these children. I look 
forward to working with the Help HAITI bill to ensure that more 
children can be adopted. But the epidemic of cholera is spreading to 
these children, and we must help them now.

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