Congressman
Henry E. Brown, Jr.

Congressman Brown is an original cosponsor of H.RES.430, legislation which expresses condolences to the citizens of Italy and support for the Government of Italy in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Following the passage of the resolution today, Brown, a member of the bicameral and bipartisan Italian American Congressional Delegation, made the following statement:

“As I represent an area that has many close personal ties to Italy, I was extremely saddened, back in April, at the news of this devastating earthquake.

Charleston is proud to be home to the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, an art festival and American counterpart of the Festival of Two Worlds held annually in Spoleto, Italy. Additionally, North Charleston enjoys the presence of Global Aeronautica LLC, a joint venture between Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Italy’s Alenia Aeronautica and Vought Aircraft Industries responsible for assembling the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Italy is a major political and commercial ally of the United States and we value our relationship with them greatly. I, along with all of my Congressional colleagues, send our sincerest condolences to the victims and families affected by this massive natural disaster and reinforce the notion that we remain in full support of the Italian Government during this trying time.”

Note: On April 6, 2009 the L'Aquila earthquake, measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, killed at least 297 people and severely damaged the infrastructure of the central Italian region of Abruzzo.

Posted by Brown Staff (06-15-2009, 04:29 PM) filed under Environment and Wildlife, Values

 

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