[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17041-17042]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         AID TO THE PHILIPPINES

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I am continuing the mission of 
mercy that started right after the typhoon hit the Philippines.
  Madam Speaker, I am here to express my gratitude to the President of 
the United States of America. I just heard him speak of how the United 
States would do all that it can to help the people of the Philippines.
  I am also grateful to the members of my community. We have 
approximately 40,000 persons of Filipino ancestry living in the Houston 
area. A good many of them are persons that I represent. I am honored to 
tell you that

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they are working tirelessly to do all that they can to help their 
brothers and sisters in the Philippines.
  These are difficult times, but I am honored to say it is my belief 
that, with our help, we will be able to help the people of the 
Philippines get through this tragic circumstance.
  There are two resolutions. H. Res. 404 is sponsored by Members Engel 
and Royce, ranking member and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. 
H. Res. 408 is sponsored by Members Speier and Honda. I want to 
compliment them for what they have done.

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