[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16277]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               GRATEFUL RESPONSE TO SOUTH CAROLINA FLOOD

  (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, despite the destruction of 
the thousand-year rain event flooding, it was a testament to the people 
of South Carolina working together. Led by Governor Nikki Haley and 
Adjutant General Bob Livingston, our State is a model for disaster 
response.
  I am grateful for our State Emergency Management Division, led by 
Director Kim Stenson, for over 1,500 successful rescue missions and to 
all of our first responders for the countless rescues.
  Credit is due to Director Christy Hall and the South Carolina 
Department of Transportation for their tireless work. During the 
flooding, over 500 roads and bridges were closed. I know firsthand, as 
the road I live on was washed out, the location of our family home for 
the last six generations, which was named by my grandmother.
  Donations and volunteers have come from across the Nation. The 
Salvation Army, led by Major Roger Coulson, has provided over 50,000 
meals to displaced persons in the flooding. The Red Cross, inspired by 
national president Gale McGovern's visit, has operated 26 shelters.
  I appreciate the positive spirit of the people of South Carolina 
spontaneously coming together as family and neighbors before turning to 
government.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President by his actions 
must never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  Thank you, Coach Steve Spurrier, for developing winning Gamecocks.

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