I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to advance the Autism CARES Act.

House Democrat Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries said there is no crisis at the border.

So the answer is no, the figure is not accurate.

Do you believe that the agency is fully resourced and is actively planning for the full-term transition of the United States infrastructure to accommodate for sea level rises and other changes brought by natural disasters and climate…

FEMA is--as its name implies, it is the Federal emergency management agency. Its primary responsibility is in the short term and emergency management of natural disasters.

As climate change worsens, we know through scientific consensus and modeling that more environmental disasters are to come.

I wanted to clarify some inconsistencies because I think it is very important for the American people to understand the correct facts in this situation on the state of recovery.

Without the Religious Freedom Restoration Act the fundamental religious rights of all Americans to worship as their consciences dictate will remain threatened.

These Americans are still suffering today almost two years after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

There is no permanent road--there is no road that has been permanently fixed.

Unfortunately, I think that we just are at the juncture in which we cannot wait.

The people of Puerto Rico--they did not wait for the government to respond.

Not-for-profits start getting to Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans just became what we are: Puerto Ricans. And we are resilient.

We are talking about children without a playground area, children that are not able to learn in a healthy environment, and 20,000 families still waiting for decent housing to protect their families.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said there is no crisis at the border.

We have incompetent people in charge here and are getting no response to our urgent needs.

Not a single home has been permanently fixed. Not a single road has been permanently fixed.

Unfortunately, that may not be an excuse to delay the process, to delay the recovery process.