I do think we should be able to find, on this issue, common ground and common sense that could guide us.
I have spoken--in my responsibilities as a member of the Armed Services Committee, I have talked to folks at the Departm...
We need all this data.
Taking the right steps around pre-disaster mitigation will save not only lives, but also countless taxpayer dollars.
I would suggest that before, as Congress is moving forward on any type of legislation, or any type of investment, you ne...
For many of my constituents, Sandy caused such catastrophic damage that they are still recovering from it today.
I appreciate the increase in funding. I think that is great.
This year I led the fiscal year 2023 New York bipartisan delegation letter to the Appropriations Committee requesting ro...
The money needs to get out the door because cybersecurity waits for no one.
the justification was adequately documented. It was COVID-19.
expecting applicants to have a preexisting policy is nonsensical because the hazard pay was itself an emergency response...
But you recognize that hazard pay could be a critical tool for sustaining and retaining a work force that is in danger o...
Those words come to mind when I think of COVID-19, which has become the seminal catastrophe of the 21st Century.
It was, in fact, used during COVID.
Do you believe as I do that hazard pay for our health care heroes was a critical component of the response to COVID-19?
Hospitals in New York are bleeding and instead of treating it as an emergency, it feels to us like FEMA is moving bureau...
I think it's incredibly important that we get to the bottom, and also learn from the process, how do we fix it?
I think we need to make sure that you guys have the resources to do your job to make sure that taxpayers' money is prote...