What impact do you anticipate President Donald Trump's Federal Hiring Freeze Executive Order will have on DHS's ability to remain consistent with this recommendation?

The work done to ensure that the Federal Government is accountable to the American people is more valuable than ever.

they are not to be questioned and are unwilling to subject their activities to oversight from the press, Congress, and Federal watchdogs.

the man who currently sits in the Oval Office thinks he is above oversight.

No government agency, no matter how dysfunctional, will change on its own accord. Independent oversight is a critical and necessary ingredient for positive, constructive change.

today I wish to pay tribute to the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, also known as the SeaBees, and congratulate them on their 75th anniversary. It was March 5th, 1942, when the SeaBees were charged by the Navy with the task of building…

Unless the House Republicans step up, they risk the American public and history seeing them as puppets of a President.

The dysfunction you speak of has certainly been evident from Day One of President Trump's administration.

Real border security does not come from vaguely worded, politically charged Executive Orders or fancy signing ceremonies, but rather by providing the right personnel and tools to get the job done.

I served as Ranking Member of the full committee when Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast, and as Chairman as the long, protracted recovery process began.

The important progress FEMA has made in carrying out its mission since Hurricane Katrina demonstrates the good that can come of a positive relationship between Congress and FEMA.

I urge the Trump administration to be inclusive in this regard, and to continue Administrator Fugate's 'whole community' emphasis on disaster preparedness.

I appreciate Chairman Donovan and Ranking Member Payne for holding today's hearing so the committee can continue to examine FEMA.

I have been involved in a number of disasters, but one that comes to mind is dealing with the Federal Flood Insurance Program, and how I see insurance companies shifting the burden and liability onto the backs of that program.

I wish to commend Dr. Jeffery P. Holland for 37 years of service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dr. Holland will soon retire as the Director of the Research and Development and Director of the Corps Engineer Research Center, ERDC…

we are going to have to figure out a way at least to share that burden in some equitable manner.

a uniform set of codes that if you want to participate in the disaster offerings that we have, you must have these on the books and enforced which would go a long ways toward addressing that.

This is not a decision that requires statutory change, is it?