| Honoring Torey Bell |
June 18, 2013 |
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Bennie Thompson, D-MS
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"Despite his athletic talents in basketball and baseball, the Mayor chose to continue his education and service by joining the Army during the Gulf War. After returning home, Mayor Bell became an Orderly and an Ambulance Driver at the South Sunflower County Hospital. While serving the community in the medical field, he went to Mississippi Delta Community College where he graduated from the Emergency Medical Technician program. He later went to work for the Northern part of the county community by joining the North Sunflower County Hospital team, where he worked with many others as well as the Walter B Crook Nursing Facility, X-Ray Department and surgery team. He later joined the ranks of Sunflower County Sheriff Department to continue his county-wide service. Subsequently, he was accepted and admitted into the 10th District Masonic Fraternity and later, joined the Order of Eastern Stars."
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| Border Security, Economic Opportunity, And Immigration Modernization Act—Continued |
June 18, 2013 |
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Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI
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"To the south, Louisiana State Highway 1 is the only access road to Port Fourchon. Senator Vitter, who is from Louisiana and our ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, has told us that 18 percent of the Nation’s oil supply passes through Port Fourchon. It is a pretty important port, and Highway 1—the only access road to it—is closed on average 3\1/2\ days a year due to flooding, according to GAO. NOAA scientists project that within 15 years portions of Louisiana Highway 1 will flood an average of 30 times each year. State and local officials raised 11 miles of Highway 1 by more than 22 feet. So when Hurricane Isaac brought a 6\1/2\ foot storm surge up the gulf, those raised portions were unaffected."
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| Small Business Disaster Reform Act |
June 18, 2013 |
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Mary Landrieu, D-LA
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"In closing, I would like to note that Section 2 addresses a key issue that is serving as a roadblock to business owners interested in applying for smaller SBA disaster loans. After the multiple disasters that hit the Gulf Coast, my staff has consistently heard from business owners, discouraged from applying for SBA disaster loans. When we have inquired further on the main reasons behind this hesitation, the top concern related to SBA requiring business owners to put up their personal home as collateral for smaller SBA disaster loans for their business. So let me provide you with two examples of businesses impacted by this requirement."
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| Honoring The Life And Service Of John D. Kimbrough |
June 17, 2013 |
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Jeff Miller, R-FL
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"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and service of John D. Kimbrough, who passed away on June 12, 2013. During his distinguished career in education and his military service, John Kimbrough served as a mentor and an inspiration to countless individuals throughout the Gulf Coast. The loss of this great man is felt across the entire northwest Florida community."
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| Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgement Act Of 2013 Amendment |
June 17, 2013 |
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Eni Faleomavaega, D-AS
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"Mr. Speaker, it is so beautiful to see that our veterans coming from the Gulf War are being praised by the American public, which is great. Unfortunately, those of us who were part of the Vietnam legacy of the war that occurred at that time did not have a very sweet welcoming home I can say, Mr. Speaker, being called “baby killers” and “warmongers” and all of this. To this day I’m still very bitter in terms of the treatment of our soldiers and veterans who come from that terrible war that our country was involved in."
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