I simply will not say that it is fine, it is great until the job is done.

I think we ought to look at any modifications where people give specific problems with the mechanism.

It was a failure and it caused great loss to the credibility of President Kabila who had made significant progress after 2006.

I am cautiously optimistic about the road ahead for the DRC and the Great Lakes.

People say, well, it has always been the same. Things never work out in the DRC. That was not true in 2006.

I certainly would not have taken this assignment if I thought there was no way to change it.

Those who have committed these heinous crimes have to be held accountable.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the House of Representatives today is considering H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act, as part of Stop Government Abuse Week. My bill aims to restore the property rights of all Americans the…

Does that reduce their incentive to mitigate risk

Wouldn't the insurance industry itself have a vested interest to develop these standards?

Now, when society subsidizes private individuals taking those types of risks, that increases that type of behavior, correct?

I am afraid that if we have an overreliance on the Federal Government's help, is that restraining the mitigation.

we should be either rewarded or incentivized in some ways. And the other States that do not take those actions should be penalized in some ways.

We can argue over it all we want. But in my State, we see it every single day.

I think it is very important we send the right market signals for climate change preparedness as well.

They were correct, weren't they?

And that is not happening right now with the National Flood Insurance Program, correct?

Thank you all for your testimony.