James Comer: “On behalf of all the citizens of west Kentucky, I thank everyone in America for the outpouring of support, the prayers…”

“On behalf of all the citizens of west Kentucky, I thank everyone in America for the outpouring of support, the prayers, the financial support, the people who took off and traveled to west Kentucky to help remove debris and save people who were trapped under roofs and buildings that had collapsed. The devastation there is unlike anything I have ever seen. And in talking to the media that is all in Mayfield, Kentucky, right now as we speak, it is the worst damage they have ever seen from a tornado. But the people in west Kentucky are resilient. They have so much pride in their communities. Neighbor has helped neighbor, and that will continue. I ask, Madam Speaker, for a moment of silence on the House floor to remember the 74 citizens of Kentucky who perished in the terrible series of tornadoes that swept through our State this weekend. The SPEAKER. The Chair asks all Members in the Chamber, as well as Members and staff throughout the Capitol, to rise for a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the recent outbreak of tornadoes in Kentucky and throughout the Midwest. ____________________”