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The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by the chaplain, chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Almighty and powerful god. Our creator and defender, we call upon you this day to speak into the whirlwind of the life threatening storm surge and catastrophic winds that now bombard the florida peninsula and have left behind unfathomable destruction in cuba. As Hurricane Ian rages, those who are caught in its ravages are filled with dread. Their personal calamity is its own whirlwind around them. In their distress and anguish, they and we on ...

Number one sea port in north america for the importation of fresh fruit bananas, and juice, concentrate. If you had a banana this morning for breakfast it probably came through the port of wilmington. Our nickname is top banana. The top banana port. Port of wilmington isnt just important for the state of delaware, it serves as a key economic engine in new castle county, its also a key port for the entire United States. So protecting our ports, safeguarding our Economic Opportunity is responsibility that we take very seriously. As the Government Accountability office and other experts have note...

14 grant cycle. 100 million was appropriated for the program this year. Applications came in on may 23rd. The field reviews, as the admiral mentioned, we work very closely with the coast guard. We have a twotiered review process. Captains of the port work with the port area and the local and State Government through area Maritime Security committees to prioritize projects. Those applications are under that field review right now and will be referred for a National Panel review here at the Headquarters Level later this month and then we expect to announce awards by the end of july. And so ill c...

Of policy each of you play a Critical Role and youve got to work to the. So do we. Were always happy to have you with us. Youve done a whole lot of work in this area, were grateful for that and be looking to you for further help. Again thanks to everyone for coming. As dr. Coburn knows were going to start voting in a little bit. And were going to do one of those deals that we perfected where voting starts, maybe hell go vote the first time, and when hes voted hell come back and ill go vote and then well just swap back and forth. Hopefully well be able to keep going and make it all work and be ...

So its important to continue working on recovery. What i do to help people that are still in the program i support the newcomers and show how ive become sober, then explain what ive gone through. Im always inspired and proud to see when that happens. You know, comparing them to when they first came in, ill, they come in thin, and now, you know, they leave strong and full of hope. And their life is full of color. It works. It really works, but its not because just the staff or the place, it works because the person comes here and really tries hard, you know, to make it through. And when that ha...