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John Shaw: “Florida is bleeding. It is bleeding. We have had tremendous damage all throughout the State. Four hurricanes in one…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2004
Florida is bleeding. It is bleeding. We have had tremendous damage all throughout the State. Four hurricanes in one year. There is nobody in this House, there is nobody alive today that can remember the tremendous suffering that one State has suffered because of the hit of four hurricanes. Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, this is what this is about, and our neighbors to the Caribbean. And Haiti, where they have bodies that are still hanging in trees because of the devastation that they have been hit with. These are the people that we are talking about tonight. These are the people that we need to take care of because of this appropriations bill. One thing about this Congress, we come together, we come together to bring an end to suffering, to bring an end to the damage and tremendous damage that has been done in the State of Florida and across the southeastern United States.
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Addressing the impact of hurricanes on Florida and the need for appropriations.

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