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As horrific as this impact has been on my constituents, it is only a small part of the overwhelming destruction covering 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#coast #constituents #covering #destruction #gulf

Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#dr #everything #far #few #had

Help is even being offered from across the ocean, as over two dozen countries have stepped forward to offer financial and material support to the American people. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#american #american people #being #countries #dozen

I have lived through many major hurricanes during my lifetime: Camille, Frederic, and Ivan, to name just a very few. However, never have I seen destruction, panic, and fear on this massive scale. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#during #fear #few #however #hurricanes

Living in this manner also gave them the opportunity to locate targets and develop methods of attack that would make the most impact on the population, infrastructure, and governments of these areas. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#areas #attack #develop #gave #governments

At home I have a Tibetan terrier. I'm still not sure if he's a genius or very thick. It's a fine line. ↗

— Hugh Bonneville

#fine line #genius #home #i #line

The bigotry question goes both ways. There's a lot more anti-Christian bigotry today than there is concerning the other side. None of it gets covered by the news media. ↗

— Newt Gingrich

#concerning #covered #gets #goes #lot

Please know that my thoughts and prayers, as well as those of many, many others here in Alabama and around the country, are with each of you during this time. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#around #country #during #each #here

There are things we can all do to help, including carpooling and traveling only when necessary, in order to save gas during this time. However, there is also something more important which we can all do: buy only the gas which you need. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#buy #during #gas #help #however

There is one final point I would like to make this week. As I said on the floor of the House during deliberation of this latest supplemental, hope is something Americans should never lose. Let each of us, both by our words and actions, continue to provide that hope. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#both #continue #deliberation #during #each