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The arguments that we are hearing here this morning that immigrants should not be counted is un-American.

We have a moral responsibility to ensure that the Federal Government does not forget the people it serves.

Every community deserves to be seen, heard, and invested in, and there should be no erasure.

The importance of the Census Bureau's mission really cannot be overstated enough, but it is under threat

Let us get back to a granular level where people actually understand what the Census is for.

There are trillions of dollars in Federal money that depends on the count of the Census.

I agree, it is onerous and it asks way too many questions, but, you know, we can work on that and make it better.

We cannot turn the Agency into a political game. Instead, we must ensure FEMA and its workers have the resources, respect, and public confidence they need to continue their work.

Now, my district, the Massachusetts 7th, relies heavily on FEMA in times of crisis.

When we focus on healing, that is right, we do have to also acknowledge the work of the healer, who is healing the healer?

Survivors, in my opinion, deserve not only to heal, but to thrive, and this law moves us closer to that.

Attempts by Republicans to question the integrity of FEMA workers is a direct attack on FEMA's mission.

We are going to have to fight to protect our Federal employees against what we know is going to be an active purge.

Would it be better, would it be more efficient if we looked at a...broader disaster insurance program?

We seem to keep falling behind with these 1-year, I think it is called as-needed funding.

The non-partisan congressional Research Service also reports that floods are the most common and costliest natural disasters across the United States.

China has declared itself a 'near-Arctic state' and aims to develop a 'Polar Silk Road'--it has invested billions in its Belt and Road initiative in Russia to achieve these goals.

The U.S., Canada, and Finland signed the ICE Pact Memorandum of Understanding yesterday, which marks an important first step in re-prioritizing icebreakers and U.S. and allied presence in the Arctic.