Jeff Denham: “I think reforms that Congress put in place after Katrina have resulted in a marked improvement with a Federal response…”

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 26. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 38, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''. Page 80…

I would like to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta).

Mr. Kelly, once again here when the original vote was approved as a $33 billion project and we found out just a couple years later it was a $98.5 billion project.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. FEDERAL AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--Section 14501(c)…