Today. sincere thanks should also go to the distinguished leadership of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. to Chairman STEVENS and Senator INOUYE. for their willingness to work with Senator DORGAN and myself to bring the authorization and appropriations measures into agreement on this important matter. Before closing. Mr. President. I would like to recognize again the exemplary work of everyone at Grand Forks AFB during this springs flooding. In accepting thousands of flood refugees at the worst of the disaster. the base provided warm. safe housing for countless families. They also provided something else. something even more importanta sense of hope that has helped preserve Grand Forks sense of community. At a time when nearly the entire city was submerged by the rising floodwaters and its most historic areas burned. the importance of this cannot be overstated.
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