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these facilities was lost as well as the operation alex pence to engage in the relief activities as well as the damage that occurred to the facilities as a result of this unusual and prolonged use.

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of the sheriff's, police, municipal police and others, simply engaging in this activity without seeking pre-clearance, not having a contract with fema, in order to save people, lamar dixon similarly

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and highly valuable services that were rendered during the height of the storm. today with the adoption of this resolution, we cure these deficiencies and although i hope such need would never arise

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Charlie Melancon: this most dire of recovery circumstances and i certainly join with my colleague, mr. boustany, in urging the house to favorably consider and adopt this important ress loselusion and i yield

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Charlie Melancon: back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from d.c. ms. norton: i'm pleased to yield to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. mali con, such time as he -- mallyson, such time as he may consume.

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Charlie Melancon: my colleagues and friends from louisiana who understand fully also miss holmes norton it -- ms. holmes norton and others have been great help to the folks of louisiana and mississippi

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Charlie Melancon: katrina and rita, and our needs are still great, they haven't gone away. for many, from my experience the last two years, i found the stafford act was not written for disasters with devastation

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Charlie Melancon: rebuilding and recovery needs of the gulf coast. saint bernard parish in my district only had a handful of buildings that were not damaged in the storms and less than 40% of the population

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Charlie Melancon: population. h.r. 3247 would reduce this penalty from 25% to 10% of each of the projects' cost and this is enormous in the needs that follow and has been mentioned about the inadequacies of the

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Charlie Melancon: under review after 27 months. without a guarantee the project will be fully funded, the state and local governments are apprehensive to begin projects for fear fema will ask for the money back.

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Charlie Melancon: the recovery and rebuilding needs of the gulf coast and i ask that my colleagues again assist with easing the restrictions to allow for full recovery by supporting h.r. 3247. i thank you for the

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Charlie Melancon: of the aisle for helping in this rebuilding effort and this effort to bring fema to a position of reality rather than bureaucracy. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back

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Charlie Melancon: from louisiana is recognized. mr. boustany: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank my colleague, mr. melancon, from louisiana, together and and i have all of coastal louisiana. we have dealt

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Charles W. Jr.Boustany: louisiana. but it's a good start. so i urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass this important legislation, h.r. 3247. again i thank chairwoman holmes norton and chairman oberstar

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Charles W. Jr.Boustany: the balance of his time. ms. norton: once again i want to thank the gentleman and all the members from the gulf coast delegation who worked so cooperatively with us really informing us of what

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: our rhetoric about this being an unprecedented disaster that we responded with an unprecedented recommenddy. we do not expect the remedies available for the most part to be necessary elsewhere.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: for example we just had a big disaster in california. that's of a different kind. and will have a different affect on the entire region. very devastating. but very different. and we intend to

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: to learn about that disaster. is moreover the katrina and rita disaster have exposed other changes in the stafford act that we need. these are rita and katrina specific changes, but we are

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: how central this region is to the economy of this country. as a result we will be holding hearings on the way in which the stafford act should be even further updated tthe benefit not only of disasters

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the gentlewoman yields back the remainder of her time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3247, as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion

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Loretta Sanchez: does the gentlewoman rise? ms. norton: i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2671, to designate the united states courthouse located at 301 north miami avenue, miami, florida,

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: thank

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: at 301 north miami avenue in miami, florida, as the c. clyde atkins united states courthouse. this bill has broad bipartisan support from the florida delegati. judge atkins was a federal judge for

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: who had no voice. he ruled that miami schools would no longer be racially segregated. he found that the city of miami was guilty of harassment of the homeless and stopped them from arresting

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: atkins' courage from the bench, he also played a prominent leadership role in his i own community. he served as president of the dade county bar association in florida, bar association. he was a

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the motion of being a public servant seriously and endeavored to make his service a large part of his life. and honored his service as a federal judge for 33 years. it is fitting to name the courthouse

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman is recognized. mr. boozman: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore:

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John Boozman: miami, florida, as the c. clyde atkins united states courthouse. the bill recognizes judge atkins' dedication to the law and his fairness on the bench. in 1914 judge atkins was born in washington,

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John Boozman: d.c. he received his law degree from the university of florida college of law in 1936. and began his career in the private practice of law in stuart, florida. he served -- his service to the community

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John Boozman: in 1966, president lyndon johnson appointed judge atkins to the u.s. district court for the southern district of florida. judge atkins serd as chief justice on the district court from 1977

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John Boozman: justice. i support this legislation and encourage my colleagues to do the same. i have one speaker if it's ok to proceed. ms. norton: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore:

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: gentleman for yielding me the time. madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 2671, to designate the united states courthouse located at 301 north miami avenue in my district of miami, florida,

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: as the c. clyde atkins united states courthouse. i'd like to commend my florida colleagues for working together in a bipartisan manner to bring this bill to the floor today. i also want to thank our

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: take the next step toward ensuring that we can properly pay tribute to one of florida's great jurists by naming the courthouse in miami in honor of the stellar career of judge atkins. after

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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: as well as president of the florida bar. in 1966 atkins was nominated to the bench by president lyndon b. johnson. the late judge atkins brought tremendous honor to the legaleg profession through his

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the rule of law without consideration of race, creed, or national origin. he was recognized for his devotion to equality by the national conference of christians and jews and the anti-defamation

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his church was recognized by pope paul vi through his selection ever judge atkins as a knight of saint gregry. he was a fair and cape able judge and rendered important decisions in the area

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Loretta Sanchez: constitutional right. judge cat -- atkins was a man of principles who held the utmost respect for the rule of law. therefore i ask my colleagues to join me in support of the is legislation. the

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Loretta Sanchez: c. clyde atkins united states courthouse in miami will serve as a laughter tribute to the ib credible life and great -- incredible life and great accomplishments of this distinguished man. with

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Loretta Sanchez: i think this is a very fitting tribute and honor and something that we should all very much support. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman

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Loretta Sanchez: back. the will the house suspend the rule thes and pass the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative the

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Loretta Sanchez: suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2728, a bill to designate the station of the united states border patrol located at 25762, that's 25762 madison avenue in murrieta, california, as the theodore

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: to rule, the gentlewoman from district of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from district

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: h.r. 2728. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. norton: this honors the two

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the line of duty while working the late night shift in southern california. their tragic deaths were considered a turning point for the border patrol agency. after the deaths of these two

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: along with a backup unit. in addition to the increased man power or person power, the border patrol has also increased the am of training and support that all -- amount of training and support

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Eleanor Holmes Norton: to honor these two law enforcement officials who died in the line of duty while serving their country in a vital role and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman

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John Boozman: issa of california designates the station of the united states border patrol located at 25762 madison avenue in murrieta, california, as the theodore l. newton jr. and george azrak border