i want to recognize the tremendous overnight efforts of local emergency responders here in edwardsville, who moved quickly to assess the situation, locate those who are missing and save lives. so many have been engaged in assisting in these efforts, including st. clair county and st. louis city, st. louis county. madison county emergency management, madison county sheriff's department, pontoon beach police department, illinois state police, mitchell fire department, alton fire department, hamill fire department, madison fire department, glen carbon fire department and numerous other police, fire, ems agencies and machinery experts all are neighbors working to respond to this devastation. demonstrating that especially when tragedy strikes we are one