,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #feb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #be1 #bjah ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,nelson7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,remembering   
the #a-year anniversary of the landfall 
of ,hurricane ,irma in ,florida4        
,whereas1 on ,september #aj1 #bjag1     
,hurricane ,irma reached the shores of  
,florida and caused significant         
devastation across the ,state2 ,whereas1
 due to ,hurricane ,irma1 the ,president
 issued a major disaster declaration    
with respect to ,florida on ,september  
#aj1 #bjag2 ,whereas ,hurricane ,irma   
contributed to the confirmed deaths of  
#hd individuals in ,florida2 ,whereas1  
as a result of ,hurricane ,irma--  7#a7 
nearly #ac1jjj1jjj people in ,florida   
were left without electrical power2     
7#b7 an estimated #ij percent of the    
homes in the ,florida ,keys were damaged
 or destroyed2  7#c7 the citrus industry

 of ,florida suffered significant crop  
and income losses1 with some growers    
experiencing crop losses of #ij percent 
or more2  7#d7 the maritime culture of  
,florida has been severely impacted1    
including-- 7,a7 the disruption of      
commercial fishing1 trapping1 and       
aquaculture2  7,b7 the loss of          
recreational fishing opportunities for  
residents and tourists2  7,c7 widespread
 marine debris limiting safe navigation 
in waterways and channels2 and  7,d7    
reports of more than #hej displaced or  
sunken vessels2 and  7#e7 the total     
estimated insurance losses in ,florida  
have exceeded #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2          
,whereas1 according to the ,national    
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 the estimate of the    
damage caused by ,hurricane ,irma is    
#ej1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas the ,federal  
,emergency ,management ,agency has paid 
out more than #iej1jjj1jjj in flood     
insurance claims as a result of         
,hurricane ,irma2 and ,whereas          

significant challenges still exist in   
,florida to recover1 rebuild1 and       
prepare for future storms3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the #a-year anniversary 
of the landfall of ,hurricane ,irma in  
,florida2  7#b7 honors victims who lost 
their lives due to ,hurricane ,irma2    
7#c7 commends the resiliency of those   
still rebuilding their lives after      
,hurricane ,irma2  7#d7 commits to      
ensuring that survivors of ,hurricane   
,irma have adequate resources to        
continue the recovery process2  7#e7    
extols the work of ,federal1 ,state1 and
 local partners1 first responders1 and  
citizens who contributed to saving      
countless lives in the aftermath of     
,hurricane ,irma2 and  7#f7 reaffirms   
the commitment of the ,senate to support
 the people of ,florida and provide     
resources as needed to assist           
communities striving to return to       
normalcy after ,hurricane ,irma4