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Urging Individial and Community Preparedness

Floor Speech

Date: May 28, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security

* Mr. BILIRAKIS. Madam Speaker, this week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week and I encourage all Americans to ensure they are prepared in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.
* Officials at all levels of government are working to ensure they are prepared to respond to any disaster that may impact their areas. However, disaster preparedness is not only a government responsibility. Individuals and families have an important role to play as well.

* Individuals should make a disaster preparedness kit with items like water, nonperishable food, a first aid kit, flashlights, medications, and copies of important documents. The Florida Division of Emergency Management in my home State has a website, www.floridadisaster.org, which is a great resource for disaster planning. Other States provide these resources as well. Individuals can also visit Ready.gov and Hurricanes.gov for additional information.

* Madam Speaker, the time to prepare is now. I urge all Americans to take these simple steps to get prepared to weather the storm.


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