[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            HURRICANE SANDY

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, Hurricane Sandy was an unprecedented storm 
that left a devastating impact on the New Jersey and New York region--
damaging homes, businesses and leaving millions without power. My 
district was hit particularly hard. Numerous substations in our area 
were submerged under water, leaving many residents without electricity 
for nearly 2 weeks.
  As a result, thousands of linemen have worked around the clock to 
assist those in need and to help restore power. Not only have those in 
the New Jersey and New York region joined together to help those 
impacted by Sandy, but hundreds of individuals from across the country 
have come to lend a hand to the people of New Jersey. Just the other 
day, as I was touring the damaged areas of my district, I saw license 
plates that ranged from Wisconsin to Louisiana.
  Whether they have come from around the block or from hundreds of 
miles away in order to assist our region in its recovery, I want to 
thank all the workers and volunteers.
  While the road ahead to a full recovery will be long, there is no 
doubt that the progress we have made over the past 2 weeks could not 
have been possible without the assistance of all of those people who 
came from around the country. I thank all of those people who came to 
assist the people of New Jersey.

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