[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOLT. E pluribus unum: one out of many.
  We help each other. We always have. My district and many around were 
badly affected by one of the largest storms, by one of the most 
expensive storms, by one of the worst storms in history. There are 
thousands of people who are not going back to their homes. They deserve 
our help. I wish I could speak as articulately and in such a measured 
manner as our leader did and as others have, but I'm afraid my anger is 
going to get the better of me.
  Some weeks ago, someone said to me, You know, you're not going to get 
help from the House of Representatives because these are blue States. 
They voted for a Democrat for President.
  Now, I would like to think--and Mr. King and Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. 
Smith and Governor Christie would like to think--that this is not a 
partisan matter, but I have to wonder what could be going on here. Why 
would we not help each other as this House has always done?

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