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On the recordApril 9, 2019
I thank Dr. Dunn for his work here this evening to bring attention to something that is critical for not only our great citizens in Florida, North Florida, but of course we heard about North Carolina, Nebraska; and, of course, we have been waiting since last October in Georgia. You have heard about devastation from Hurricane Michael. It left a tremendous trail of destruction. It was a Category 3 storm that reached my district with winds over 100 miles per hour. We lost trees, power lines, crops, poultry houses, and much more. While traveling the district, I was able to see firsthand the heart- wrenching wreckage that Hurricane Michael left behind, and it is still there to this day, nearly 6 months later. Many of our farmers in my district are struggling to survive. I mean, we had cotton on the ground, probably the best harvest we were going to have in a long time. Gone. In addition to Hurricane Michael, it is also important to highlight the need for the assistance we have been working to secure for our blueberry and peach producers in the State who still suffer from losses and damaged bushes and trees resulting from late season freezes. Not a day goes by that I don't hear from a Georgia-12 farmer about the urgency of providing disaster relief funding immediately.…
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Rick Allen
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