House Proceeding 05-12-09 on May 12th, 2009 :: 1:45:05 to 1:46:30
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Ted Poe: yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walz: madam speaker, i rise in the strongest support of h.res. 415, a resolution to commend the heroic efforts of the people fighting the recent floods in north dakota and minnesota. in october of 2007 the house passed h. resolution 617 to express sympathy of the

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: devastating flooding that occurred. i spoke on the house floor then to commend our fellow citizens in the wake of mother nature's wrath and to thank the men and women as national guard month, police officers, firefighters, medical emergency personnel. these dedicated professionals were once again called to duty last month in the wake of the

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Ted Poe: red river floods. in april, 2009, severa counties in minnesota were greatly affected in minnesota. the red river flows from north dakota to minnesota. flooding combined with extremely cold weather caused severe ice damage. it was the result of one of the wettest springs were they were

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Ted Poe: 300% above normal. when anytype of tragedy enters our life, to a large scale natural disaster, terrorist attack, our national emergency responders are first on the scene to provide expert help, aid and comfort. these individuals are on the

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Ted Poe: front line in preparing for, responding and get gaiting damages from a variety of hazards. in addition, we acknowledge the businesses and many charitable organizations whose boundless