Thomas Daschle: “The letter is from Nolan Seim: To whom it may concern, We live in the far North West corner of South Dakota. We have had…”

“The letter is from Nolan Seim: To whom it may concern, We live in the far North West corner of South Dakota. We have had a devastating winter to say the least. This last storm just adding a finishing flair to the proverbial cake. When the winds finally died, we went to check our cattle. . . . We found a horrifying sight; the cows looked as if they were walking snowballs. They had suffocated from ice covering their nostrils. As we went along we found dead calves scattered and tromped into the earth. Some stood like statutes froze over with snow, blinded by the same. Our hearts ached, we spent the day dragging in cold calves that were trying their best to hold on to life. We saved what we could, others just gave up hope, as are we. . . . We implore you to please send some relief our way.”