[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5676]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL

  (Mr. CRENSHAW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I rise today as cochair of the 
Congressional Nepal Caucus to express my deepest condolences to the 
people of Nepal who are now recovering from a catastrophic earthquake 
that hit this prior Saturday.
  When you see the devastation, you will find that--and all the final 
results are not in--early reports are that over 4,000 individuals lost 
their lives and several thousand were injured.
  Whatever the damage, the United States stands ready to assist in any 
way. I want to say thank you to the leadership of our U.S. Embassy in 
Nepal and thank you to the Government of Nepal for their early and 
coordinated response.
  To the people of that region, let me say that the United States 
stands with you in these difficult times. We will continue to pray for 
those of you who have lost your loved ones and continue to pray for the 
safe recovery of those who are still lost.

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