[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3906]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONDOLENCES TO THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Duncan) for 1 minute.
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. I rise today to speak on behalf of the 
people of the Third Congressional District of South Carolina to express 
our condolences to the people of Japan in the wake of the 8.9 magnitude 
earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Japan this past 
Friday and the devastating tsunami that claimed the lives of thousands 
of people.
  I have visited Japan twice, once back in 2007 and again in 2009 when 
I took my oldest son. It's a beautiful country; and I know the people 
of Japan to be a resilient, generous, and hardworking people. In this 
time of inexpressible suffering and need, please know that the people 
of South Carolina and the people of America stand with the citizens of 
Japan.
  May God bless them, and may God continue to bless America.

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