House Proceeding 02-25-09 on Feb 25th, 2009 :: 0:14:45 to 0:16:55
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Brian Higgins: felt it more than western new york and i'd like to yield three minutes it to my colleague from western new york, mr. higgins. mr. higgins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. higg i, too, want to join new commending our colleague, chris lee, for going back to assist in the recovery effort. i spent time with the

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Speech By: Brian Higgins

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Brian Higgins: congressman on saturday where we toured the site with several other officials. . i ask that you join me in offering condolences to the families of the victims. what was to be reuniting of

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Brian Higgins: family and friends became a time of unspeakable time of grief and sorrow. the victims of this tragedy need our support and empathy during this difficult time in their lives. my community has demonstrated great strength and compassion as it mourns the loss of 50 lives of those loved ones, many of

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Brian Higgins: whom are vibrant members of the western new york community. our community's response has included professional and spiritual counseling as well as donated males and letters offering sympathy and support. the families will undoubtedly experience difficulty and sadness in the days ahead, but i'm confident that the loving

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Brian Higgins: embrace of the western new york community will comfort and sustain them. mr. speaker, i ask that you join me in thanking the first respond ers who worked through the night in each succeeding day in the recovery effort. their work is a tribute to the decency of the human spirit and

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Brian Higgins: their professionalism. they deserve our respect, admiration and deepest gratitude. this tragedy and the loss to the buffalo community is profound, but the love and support of our community is much greater. i'm thankful to those dedicated individuals who responded to this disaster and those offering support and counseling to the families. they are still trying to come to

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Brian Higgins: grips. we will never forget those we lost that night. i join chris lee in offering