[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12022]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HURRICANE HERMINE

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, this past week, the Tampa Bay Area was 
impacted by the flooding as a result of Hurricane Hermine. I personally 
visited the flooded areas in my district throughout the weekend, and I 
saw families and properties that were devastated. Some of the worst-hit 
areas were along the Anclote River Basin.
  Unfortunately, despite infrastructure improvements throughout the 
county, this area has been repeatedly impacted by flooding. One 
potential solution is to dredge the Anclote River to help improve flood 
water egress through the basin. This will help provide residents with 
long-term relief.
  I have reached out to the Army Corps of Engineers to ask that the 
agency help craft a permanent, workable solution. The safety of our 
community is at stake, and I will not rest until we get this done.

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