I cannot do any of this going forward without the Disaster Recovery Fund being replenished with supplemental

Well, I think it is a very important question to answer because it is just so troubling.

Thank you, Senator Landrieu, for your steadfast commitment to the complete recovery of all the Gulf Coast States from the 2005 hurricanes.

I generally agree with that, but I will say that I think there needs to be some understanding of some of these contained situations...

I am very happy to conduct this hearing this afternoon to focus on continued reform of the Stafford Act.

I mean, on one hand, I understand about not having these classifications so tightly drawn that you limit flexibility in the event that something like Tennessee is so obvious.

We are going to take a very close look at the recommendations that you have made in your report and weave them into the proposals that we are going to have in this piece of legislation.

from my perspective, it is clearly not working when it comes to these mega-disasters.

One of the things that helped the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast feel more normal as quickly as possible was getting their children back into schools.

Madam President, I have called up Vitter amendment No. 3760, which is verbatim, word for word, the Ron Paul language that was added to the House bill in committee by a strong bipartisan vote. In doing so, I also ask unanimous consent to…

Madam President, I ask that the Chair notify me after 15 minutes has been used. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator will be notified.

Madam President, on the Senate side, I have been a strong cosponsor and supporter of S. 604 and Senator Sanders' amendment on this bill. I present this different amendment because Senator Sanders decided to modify his amendment late last…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To address availability of…

Madam President, I call up the Vitter amendment which is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Vitter], for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3760 to Amendment No. 3739

It is a very important hearing.

Thank you, Mr. Bolden, as you know, a lot of our concerns are about the capability of the commercial sector to do what we are asking them to do on time, on budget, and putting, essentially, all our eggs in one basket.

Mr. President, I stand to join with a bipartisan group of colleagues supporting the Sanders amendment and also in support of the Vitter side-by-side amendment. These are not mutually exclusive alternatives. Both Senator Sanders and myself…