Whereas, on September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian, then a Category 5 storm, struck The Bahamas; Whereas Hurricane Dorian was reported as reaching sustained speeds of up to 180 miles per hour with wind gusts of up to 200 miles per hour; Whereas, as of September 10, 2019, at least 50 people on the islands have been killed and thousands of people reported missing; Whereas thousands of people have been displaced from their homes and find themselves without shelter; Whereas Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis stated that Hurricane Dorian inflicted generational devastation ; Whereas the International Federation of the Red Cross estimates that 45 percent of homes on Grand Bahama and the Abacos islands have been destroyed; Whereas the only international airport on Grand Bahama Island was destroyed and currently cannot serve as a staging ground for medical evacuations or emergency aid deliveries; Whereas, as of September 6, 2019, the United States Coast Guard announced that it had rescued 205 people on The Bahamas’ northern islands; Whereas the United States Agency for International Development employed a Disaster Assistance Response Team to work with local authorities and international organizations such as the Red Cross to assess damage, identify needs, and provide assistance; and Whereas immediate assistance is needed to rebuild damaged infrastructure to restore international access to Grand Bahama Island: Now, therefore, be it