This year, we will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. That event changed our Natio...
Both urban areas maintain a common bond in understanding the need to ensure constant readiness for man-made and natural ...
This is not the time to cut back on homeland security.
Thank you Chairman Bilirakis for convening this important hearing on the frontlines of hurricane response.
The terrorist threat is at its highest level since 9/11 according to the Department of Homeland Security.
It is vitally important that we provide them with the support they need.
Senator Wicker has taken a constructive approach to a very complex issue, and we appreciate his hard work.
I would also notice that the States of Montana and South Dakota have sent a great deal of water down our way this year, ...
The COASTAL Act is a commonsense approach to addressing these problems.
I have recently introduced the Consumer Option for an Alternative System to Allocate Losses Act, the COASTAL Act.
The COASTAL Act is by no means a silver bullet for all the problems associated with flood insurance and NFIP.
We should transfer risk from the Program to the private sector to the maximum extent possible.
Another program lapse is entirely avoidable, and we should not allow that to happen.
A long-term reauthorization with targeted reforms is necessary for coastal communities to prosper.
Without appropriate reform, modernization, and an extended reauthorization, our Nation and the American taxpayers face s...
My proposal, which we are calling the COASTAL Act, would not add wind to the Flood Control Program.
It may very well be that the Flood Insurance Program and the taxpayers have paid more than their fair share.
Well, NOAA and a lot of the things that are out there, this information is available.
