[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  SOUTH CAROLINIANS ARE AN INSPIRATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the past 2 weeks in South 
Carolina have been inspiring as I learned and saw spontaneous acts of 
thoughtfulness and compassion for flood victims.
  The thousand-year rain event was a disastrous collision of a weather 
front from the west meeting a moisture-laden trough from the east 
caused by Hurricane Joaquin bypassing the State, dumping 11 trillion 
gallons of water, inundating communities with rainfalls up to 26 inches 
overnight. The volume was equal to filling the Rose Bowl over 130,000 
times.
  Governor Nikki Haley and National Guard Adjutant General Bob 
Livingston, backed up by the State Guard, have continued to lead 
dedicated personnel for safety and recovery. Colonel Kevin Shwedo will 
be the recovery coordinator.
  Individual acts of heroism arise daily, such as the courage of Frank 
Roddey, Ryan Truluck, Drew Bozard, and Zack Hudson, who were cited by 
The State for rescuing, by boat, neighbors from their submerged Lake 
Katherine homes. Every church and school has energized volunteers and 
relief efforts for families.
  The Salvation Army thanked Mary and J.T. Gandolfo with Rich O'Dell 
for raising over $141,000 in a WLTX telethon, with Columbia Rotary Club 
members receiving the calls.
  Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson deserves praise for his 
dedicated FEMA personnel and SBA representatives implementing Federal 
assistance.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President by his actions 
should never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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