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House members praise linemen, first responders and mourn storm fatalities
Summary
Lawmakers used floor time to recognize first responders and utility workers for winter-storm recovery and to remember residents killed; one member said 'at last count, 23 Tennesseans' died in the storm.
Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives devoted several floor remarks to the state's response to a recent, severe winter storm, thanking linemen, National Guard troops and local emergency personnel while marking the human toll.
Mayor Lambert told the chamber that "we still lost, at last count, 23 Tennesseans due to this storm," and he thanked TDOT employees, sheriffs, volunteers and linemen. Representative Hemmer and others echoed gratitude for the National Guard and relief crews; Representative Sparks cited a figure for Middle Tennessee Electric and said many residents still lacked power. Several members asked for moments of silence for those who died in different counties.
