Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin and appreciate his leadership on this important matter as we try to bring relief to the people of Colorado who have suffered as a result of the floods that began on September 11. I also thank the gentlelady from the District of Columbia for her leadership on this issue as well and for her support of the underlying measure. Thanks to Chairman Shuster and the Appropriations Committee as well, Chairman Rogers, for supporting and making sure that this legislation moves to the floor as expeditiously as it has. To the gentlelady from the District of Columbia, I would note that I voted for the $17 billion Hal Rogers amendment on Sandy, making sure that we had emergency funding through FEMA for all victims of that atrocious storm and disaster. But I also tried to make sure that we had funding for another disaster that had happened in Colorado and the western United States, dealing with wildfires and forest fires. In fact, I tried to amend the legislation with disaster assistance for Colorado that was rejected and was not allowed to go into the bill, and ultimately, I made a decision based on the fact that we were treating disasters differently. But it's important to know that we do come together for disaster assistance, to make sure that we take care of people who have been harmed around this country. On September 11, just a couple weeks ago, a flood began that destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and damaged over 17,000 homes.…”