the Senator from Illinois says that Congress hasn't acted in two decades; that is true. I haven't been here for two decades; he has. There is no excuse to not take action now. There is no excuse to not act on this problem when we know what…

To close. Mr. Speaker, in closing, the Resilient AMERICA Act does support the communities by investing in premitigation efforts, and these efforts are going to save lives. It is going to save taxpayer dollars by lowering costs of future…

I thank Chairman DeFazio for working with us on this bill as we have all seen the effects of disaster in our districts and across America. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this bipartisan legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time…

I urge support of this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1345 Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Titus), the chair of the subcommittee.

I agree with you, it is an important hearing, and I want to thank my colleagues for joining us today.

There is nothing in this budget that acknowledges or seeks to rectify those mistakes.

You gave yourself $2 trillion in additional so called COVID relief funding on top of the $4 trillion Congress had already enacted.

I want to make note, these massive changes did not go through Congress.

Are those people going to get a disproportionate amount of assistance from FEMA to help to make these communities safer?

They certainly should not find it this difficult to build-in mitigation--a priority we all support.

I am having a lot of trouble understanding how you can be talking about equity and addressing marginalized or underserved communities whenever FEMA is thrusting--administratively--is thrusting these types of actions on our constituents.

I appreciate the comments you made a little while ago about lowering--what did you say, eliminating barriers to access for assistance.

There is no transparency in how these funds are going to be distributed, none.

What is happening under Risk Rating 2.0 is you are charging people for 'increased risk' that FEMA has identified that these people had nothing to do with.

It helps no one when communities must spend significant resources to figure out how to fill out FEMA paperwork and navigate the process.

Electrifying the Postal Service fleet is an urgent priority for environment and justice communities, including those in St. Louis.

The Postal Service's current procurement plan to continue buying gasoline vehicles is in direct conflict with the agency's policy.

As a Black woman with asthma from a community littered with brownfields, I am offended.