[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                           A MISSION OF MERCY

  (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 on a mission of mercy. The 
people of Nepal have suffered a tragedy. The bad news is that thousands 
have lost their lives and many are injured.
  There is some good news in that the United States has, currently, 
disaster assistance teams on the way to Nepal. There is also additional 
good news. The Nepalese community in Houston, Texas, has organized, and 
they are working to make sure that they do their part to provide 
disaster assistance.
  I am also proud to say that we are sponsoring legislation, H.R. 2033. 
H.R. 2033 would provide temporary protected status for those who are in 
this country, for those in this country on the 25th, the date of this 
tragedy, for a period of 18 months, so that they can stay here and not 
have to return home to circumstances that are untenable.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to say that many have cosponsored this 
legislation, and we are looking for more cosponsors, Mr. Honda and I.
  I would also add that the United States has sent $10 million already 
allocated, and there is more to come. This is a time for us to show our 
friends where we stand, and we stand with them.

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