A disproportionate share of our Nation's debt and deficit reduction has come from spending cuts as opposed to increased ...
Let me call the meeting adjourned.
We fought very hard to get a more flexible program.
it was actually illegal to build smarter, and you received a penalty for doing so.
If you are going to live in a coastal area, it is a smart way and probably the only way to rebuild.
when a community is going through a recovery, they do not want to see yellow lights flashing.
The Netherlands does not have private insurance. Their government funds completely their flood insurance.
Without their leadership, a lot of these reforms would not have been possible.
I am not underestimating the importance of responsible insurance. It is a system that the United States uses.
I think there is not a community in the United States that is not vulnerable from something.
Is it true that a sequester of $1 billion could result in FEMA having to shut down some disaster rebuilding processes or...
the Congress, as you know, provided $11.5 billion in needed FEMA funding for response and recovery for Hurricane Sandy a...
to spend taxpayer money smartly, again rebuilding these communities for the future, not rebuilding past communities.
I am going to put them on notice today.
Well, the Congress can mandate them to do so. I will be very interested in doing that.
I will continue to push them, because this is just not fair.
$300 a night when you could add that money up and put it to the rebuilding of their home in a smarter way.
With help from all levels of government, Long Beach will rebuild stronger, smarter, and safer.
