[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10694]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               DON'T LET AN OIL SPILL RUIN YOUR VACATION

  (Mr. FARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as co-chair of the Congressional 
Tourism Caucus to remind this Nation that we should not let an oil 
spill ruin our vacation. Disasters drive people away from wherever 
there is a disastrous incident. In the Gulf States, local tourism is 
suffering from it. It's suffering from the greatest oil spill in 
American history.
  Mr. President, when you address the Nation tonight, I hope you will 
urge them to visit the Gulf States to shore up the local economy and 
have BP pay for that tourism promotion. I urge you to have the coastal 
State Governors support a regional tourism plan for the Gulf States for 
this summer, for now, immediately.
  A disaster of this proportion is a disaster of national significance. 
It's time that we as a Nation respond by spending our money and our 
time in those communities most affected. God bless America. Let's 
promote tourism.

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