Rep. Pelosi Issues Remarks on Unfinished Hurricane Recovery in Puerto Rico
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Democratic Leader
"Good morning, everyone.
"We've come together very prayerfully this morning with prayers in our hearts for all our fellow Americans who are facing the terrible winds and waters of Hurricane Florence. We're praying for the safety of the families in harm's way and for the heroic first responders who have come from across America to help.
"We owe the communities facing Hurricane Florence a solemn pledge: in these critical months of recovery to come, the government will do everything it can to save lives and make them whole - the promises we owe every American facing disaster.
"But sadly that promise was not kept for our fellow Americans in
"It was my honor to be joined on that trip by Representative
"Congresswoman
"And of course Representative
"The three Members and I were part of a sixteen Member delegation.
"This month
"The suffering endured by our fellow Americans over the past year has been a challenge to the conscience of our nation, yet
"Think about that. Pray over that. Think of the people who are affected by that.
"The attitude from the Administration and from the
"And right now, in real time, as we see the suffering on our
"I think there's been - I don't know if there's been any loss of life, but hopefully in the recovery, it's not just about rescue, but the recovery will be about the well-being of the people there.
"And that's one of the manifestations of natural disaster that we saw in
"Now it's my honor to yield to a person who has been relentless, persistent, dissatisfied, constant in her advocacy for the people, the American citizens in
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