House Proceeding 06-15-09 on Jun 15th, 2009 :: 3:14:20 to 3:16:25
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Robert C. Scott: scott, and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative kayso revise and extend their remks and include extraneous material in the material under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i yield mysf such

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Speech By: Robert C. Scott

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Robert C. Scott: time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: with this the house of representatives acknowledges the tragedy that happened at conagra on june 9, 2009, and extends our sympathy of people in garner and all those touched by this tragedy. i thank the gentleman from north carolina, mr. etheridge, for introducing this important lees lution about a sad

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Robert C. Scott: shortly before 11:30 a.m. on june 9, last tuesday a massive explosion ripped through the conagra plant in north carolina while about 300 mes were working. the explosion killed three employees and injured at least 38 others. three of the responding firefighters were also treated for chemical inhalation.

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Robert C. Scott: we wish we could turn back the hands of time and prevent this terrible tragedy. unfotunately, we can't. instead, we need to do all we can to understand the cause of the explosion so we can minimize the risk of explosions like it. this past weekend the response team announced 9 explosion was

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Robert C. Scott: -- the explosion was called by natural gas. the occupational safety and health administration and the u.s. chemical and safety board along with others will continue with the investigation. we express our deepest condolens to the families, friends and loved ones of the victims of this tragedy. we honor three employees who lost their lives in the

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Robert C. Scott: e spears of dunn, north carolina, louis junior watson of clayton, north carolina, rachel mae poston pulley of clayton, north carolina. and we also honor those who suffered injuries. and finally we commend the heroic actions of the first responders. the garner police and fir departments, the emergency medical personnel, the north

3:16:13 to 3:16:25( Edit History Discussion )

Robert C. Scott: carolina task force search and other personnel and private citizens who came to the rescue. their efforts,long with those with the conagra employees