[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4223-4224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR JAPAN

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise this evening on behalf 
of the people of the State of Ohio to offer our great heartfelt support 
to our brothers and sisters in the nation of Japan. Every person in the 
world really is bound with compassion and with hope that we can find a 
way to help heal the great damage that is occurring there and has 
occurred. I know that we have over 12 naval vessels that have moved 
across the Pacific to offer assistance, and nations around the world 
will try to help the people of Japan.
  My message this evening is one of hope to the Japanese people, so 
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that I have met in my own career, certainly their national leaders in 
the Diet, in their executives, so many educational leaders, and just 
the people of Japan who have been so kind to us on our visits there. I 
hope they know that Japanese Americans living in our country, certainly 
in Ohio's Ninth District, are bound with them in an attitude of 
rebuilding and healing.
  As the State of Ohio's name means ``hello,'' we offer tonight a very 
special hello to the valiant people of Japan.

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