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I implore my colleagues to join me in supporting H. Res. 798. We must send a resounding message that we will not tolerate the spread of hatred within the halls of our universities.

A federal judge just ruled that Georgia's state legislature had passed electoral maps which diluted the participation and power of black voters in Georgia.

A federal judge just ruled that Georgia's state legislature had passed electoral maps which diluted the participation and power of black voters in Georgia.

Now more than ever, with climate change causing more frequent and more damaging flooding, Congress and this committee should be working to reauthorize and strengthen the NFIP.

Can you also explain to us in detail what the impact of a government shutdown would be on marginalized communities that rely on the NFIP?

These are policy decisions, and while my Republican colleagues can act like climate change is not real, people in marginalized communities, myself included, don't have that luxury.

Congress and this committee should be working to reauthorize and strengthen the NFIP.

Low-income Americans are more likely to suffer from the consequences of flooding, tropical storms, and other extreme weather.

By a show of hands, how many of you think we should stop lurching from deadline to deadline with the NFIP and instead pass a long-term reform and reauthorization bill?

I believe in science, and I know that climate change is real and has a real impact on our constituents and on our economy.

By a show of hands, how many of you think it will be a terrible idea to allow the NFIP to expire?

Yes, we are once again rapidly approaching a potential government shutdown, and it seems like every month in this Republican-controlled House, we are faced with yet another preventable crisis after another, putting our national security…

In September, not only did Republican brinkmanship here in the House bring us to the verge of a government shutdown, but it also brought us precariously close to an expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program.

A federal judge just ruled that Georgia's state legislature had passed electoral maps which diluted the participation and power of black voters in Georgia.

Patients voices are critical to this process and thank you for your leadership.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

It is also important that we include patient perspective and priorities into our therapy development.

I have heard from Georgians across the State who have been personally affected by rare and serious diseases, from ALS to Barth syndrome, to many others, and despite the differences in these diseases, there is one thing they have in common…