What took place at Lafayette Park stands against our Nation's ideals. Peaceful protestors were exercising their First Amendment constitution...
I am really concerned--and I saw the President had a directive for military personnel especially about buying American.
I have done the home visits of people, the new mothers, and seen the despair and the conditions.
The benefits at that time were about $31.50 a week.
When I first came here--I got elected in '12--that first session, a number of us lived on SNAP for a week.
Since then, the benefit now, only because we gave it a boost in the last appropriations process, is around a little over $29 a week.
I think it just shows how much we all value everything you do.
I feel like I would be doing legislative malpractice, however, if I didn't talk about the coronavirus.
The purpose of my accepting your invitation to testify falls under the lessons learned category.
I want to thank you for allowing me to address an issue that is important to my State of Nevada.
Congratulations on the appointment, Mr. Gaynor. I want to start just by asking you if you recall a letter that I sent to you in July that de...
Well, I think that would help reassure folks. But also, maybe you could direct the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination to get ...
We certainly recognize the challenges you face, Mr. Administrator, and we are here to help.
It's bureaucratic, cruel, and unnecessary.
I was proud of the bipartisan work of this committee in passing H.R. 5756, the Resiliency Enhancement Act.
I appreciate how much you have embraced the Disaster Recovery Reform Act and the long-term benefits it will have.
There is a lot of responsibility that is falling on your shoulders.
We need that leadership at the head of FEMA, especially during these trying times.
