"How can Congress and DOE work together to support programs like weatherization assistance to ensure folks can afford to heat and cool their homes?"
"I want to start by highlighting one of my top priorities in WRDA 2024, which is the Ediz Hook Beach Erosion Control Project near Port Angeles, Washington where I grew up."
"I appreciate that. And, again, we really support the project. We want to see it get done."
"I have got to tell you, impacted stakeholders--this is the biggest question I get the most often."
"I would admonish as well that the public utility districts have to be partners in this."
"I wanted to also thank Mr. Simpson for his help on the Urban Canal Modernization Act."
"I think that this institutions and Members of both parties from every ideological persuasion could benefit from a similar approach."
"The problems we face as a Nation are hard, but the idea that we will deliver more for our constituents and for our country with a common set of facts does not have to be hard."
"I think I am excited about the three bills that we are taking up today."
"I remain concerned with the Government Accountability Office's finding that a 35-percent staffing gap exists across different positions at FEMA."
"Diversity is important because it will improve program delivery and the Agency's understanding of challenges faced by disaster survivors across the Nation."
"The BIL made great progress in making our Nation more resilient by providing nearly $7 billion to help communities proactively prepare for disasters."
