Heidi Alexander: “I wish to express on behalf of the people of Tennessee to the people of Japan our sympathy for the devastation they have…”

“I wish to express on behalf of the people of Tennessee to the people of Japan our sympathy for the devastation they have experienced. I applaud the administration and the American people for their immediate response to offer assistance, charitable aid, and search and rescue teams to find survivors. There is no more important two-country alliance than that of Japan and the United States. We will stand with the people of Japan until they recover from this disaster. There is a special relationship between the Japanese and Tennesseans because of the location of so many Japanese industries in our State over the last 30 years. As a result, Tennesseans have been reaching out to our friends and their families in Japan. We should also commend the Japanese for their courage they have shown in dealing with the devastation and in particular with their level-headed response to the damage at their nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.”