James Davis: “I represent the Tampa Bay area, adjacent to the gentleman from Florida's (Mr. Young) district. The community I represent…”

“I represent the Tampa Bay area, adjacent to the gentleman from Florida's (Mr. Young) district. The community I represent went through four separate preparations for these horrific hurricanes that have been described tonight, and we were blessed to avoid most of the damage, but the State has suffered immensely. As we stand here tonight, enjoying some electricity, there are still thousands of people in Florida who have no electricity and no water. I rise tonight in support of the resolution, applauding the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) for bringing our congressional delegation together and also to thank our colleagues and the folks they represent around the country for coming together to support us at a very, very difficult time. We will not forget this. I also want to take the opportunity to thank the countless volunteers and workers, particularly from utility companies, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia. These convoys were traveling night and day up and down our interstate highways, people coming and spending a lot of time away from their families, working around the clock for much longer periods than they expected, to help us put the State back together. I also want to recognize the faith community, the Georgia Baptist Convention, other people coming from churches and other religious organizations throughout the country to volunteer, in many cases on their own nickel, in some very difficult circumstances.”