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Speaker Pelosi announced that that Congress is immediately putting together an emergency disaster assistance package to meet recovery needs associated with Hurricane Ike, as well as response needs for Hurricane Gustav, Western wildfires, and the severe tornadoes and record flooding that hit Iowa and other Midwestern states earlier this summer.

Speaker Pelosi:

From the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming:

The thoughts and prayers of the entire Congress, and indeed all Americans, are with the people who live in areas in the path of Hurricane Ike.

In times like these, the quick action taken by government officials and local residents to minimize the loss of life is critical. Neighbors rely upon neighbors, families open their homes to those in need, and good Samaritans come to the aid of many.

Speaker Pelosi sent the following letter to House Republican Leader John Boehner in response to his disingenuous and inaccurate letter of September 9 on energy, the economy and Chairman Charles Rangel.

September 12, 2008

The Honorable John A. Boehner

House Republican Leader

H-204, The Capitol

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Leader Boehner:

“The Congress and the public are justifiably concerned about whether the federal government is getting a fair return for its energy resources as oil and gas company profits have reached record levels.”
– Government Accountability Office, “Oil and Gas Royalties,” 9/3/08

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer released the following statement commemorating the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:

The AP reports: