House Proceeding on Dec 6th, 2006 :: 3:12:22 to 3:16:30
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or any legislation will not guarantee total protection, i do think the funding in this bill for education and mitigation programs will go a long way toward making our nation's citizens

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Sherwood Boehlert: more aware of the dangers possessed by tsunamis and more prepared to act. and ultimately safer. truly, a bill that will save lives. i'm pleased there is money included in the legislation that will

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Speech By: Sherwood Boehlert

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Sherwood Boehlert: improve coordination for international detection and warnings, particularly in vulnerable regions like the indian ocean. it is in the best interest of the united states to assist in detection

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Sherwood Boehlert: and monitoring of seismic events and tsunamis around the world because a large tsunami generated in japan has a potential to do major damage to many places along the western coastline. it is

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Sherwood Boehlert: for these reasons, i am proud to be a co-sponsor of this legislation and urge my colleagues in the house and the other chamber to quickly pass this legislation. and to begin to provide support for our

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Sherwood Boehlert: communities and our citizens. and yield back my time to mr. wu. the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman from new york. mr. boehlert: it's my privilege to yield four minutes to the gentleman from

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Sherwood Boehlert: michigan who is a real leader, not just on the science committee, but in this congress. we benefit greatly from his special experience as a scientist, a respected member of his profession, but also

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Sherwood Boehlert: a respected colleague. and vern ehlers talks, we listen. i yield four minutes to dr. ehlers the speaker pro tempore: the the gentleman from michigan is recognized for four minutes. mr. ehlers: i thank

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Sherwood Boehlert: the chairman for his kind words and also have a good deal of soul in my heart of his departure from this congress. you have contributed so much, mr. chairman, and we deeply appreciate what you have

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Sherwood Boehlert: done. mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of this life-saving bill. h.r. 1674, as amended, will provide the tools our communities need to protect their citizens from the threat of tsunamis. on

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Sherwood Boehlert: december 26, 2004, one of the most devastating tsunamis ever recorded struck the unsuspecting nation of the indian ocean basin. according to the u.n., almost a quarter million people lost their lives

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Sherwood Boehlert: or have never been found, and millions more were displaced. these numbers are impossible to comprehend. it represents more than the number of people killed in japan during world war ii. the effects

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Sherwood Boehlert: of this tragedy will be effect felt for generations. we begin to ask the question, how can we prevent this from happening again. h.r. 1674, as amended, the tsunami warning and education act,

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Sherwood Boehlert: is part of the answer. tsunami warning systems can save lives by giving people the time they need to get out of harm's way. this bill will expand the coverage of our tsunami warning systems to

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Sherwood Boehlert: cover both the coast of the u.s., not just the pacific coast, giving more of our citizens critical protection . of equal importance, this bill will help communities devote efficient evacuation

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Sherwood Boehlert: plans as well as effective systems for broadcasting warnings. it will also help educate the public so that they know how to respond to those warnings. in short, this bill will give our coastal

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Sherwood Boehlert: communities the tools they need to save lives. our nation has been fortunate not to have experienced a tsunami of the magnitude of the indian ocean tsunami, yet. nor have we escaped all harm. tsunamis

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Sherwood Boehlert: have killed over 300 people in the u.s. in my lifetime, and the threat remains real, whether in alaska or crescent city, california or any of our other coasts. it is critical that we give our coastal

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Sherwood Boehlert: communities the tools and timely information they need to alert their citizens to coming danger. and passing this bill will help make that happen. it is unfortunate that often takes a tragic

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Sherwood Boehlert: event to bring natural disaster response planning to our attention. this makes it all the more important that we seize on this opportunity to help prevent future tragedies here in the u.s. and around

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Sherwood Boehlert: the world. it is of utmost importance that we pass this bill to establish a tsunami forecast and warning system for the united states. aid other countries in doing the same. and educate the

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Steven C. LaTourette: public to understand and heed the warnings. i want to once again emphasize, this bill will save lives. i urge my colleagues to join me in strong support of h.r. 1674, as amended. and i yield back

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Speech By: Steven C. LaTourette