Eleanor Holmes Norton

How would you describe the major difference now between this new relationship with HUD, with HUD as apparently the lead coordinating agency and yet FEMA?

This event covered 24 States and saw a confluence of climate I don't think we have ever seen before.

Is that the chief reason that HUD was made the lead coordinator?

The reality of such a possibility, along with the slowly creeping sea-level rise from climate warming, should serve as a compelling call to action for local infrastructure planners.

I cannot believe that, even in the 100-year exercise that we have just gone through, that kind of devastating loss along the northeast shoreline was anticipated.

I come to the floor to thank the House for recognizing that all veterans and members of the military must be recognized equally, not only some of them; and I have asked the Senate to do the same. Imagine you are a parent. You go to a…

You have heard movingly from three of my colleagues. I hope the Senate has been as moved as I was by hearing from them. I want only to say now, Mr. Speaker, you've heard from all of us who are American citizens who represent American…

I thank the delegate for those very important remarks and certainly join her in those remarks. We have another delegate who has come to the floor. I am pleased to invite Congressman Faleomavaega of American Samoa to step forward at this…

I thank you very much. I did want to mention that Delegate Sablan indicated he had received these complaints from his constituents. That's how we know about this issue. The veterans, the members of the Armed Forces bring it to our…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I come to the floor with other Delegates to make a plea for respect that we are pleased to say that the House has already honored. Mr. Speaker, this House has seen many disagreements on many issues, and that's what…

Your decision to leave your service here in the Senate leaves for the District of Columbia a hole in our heart and a big hole in the chair where you sit.

A business often doesn't give retainers anymore. It essentially makes law firms compete for their business.

It is nonsense not to compete any sizable contract, in the same way that anybody would go to more than one contractor.

What I object to is preemptory action by one Member of Congress to take over the whole Airports Authority when neither this committee nor any other committee has any information about why this was done this way.

I do want to say for the record that what Mr. Connolly proposes is essentially a takeover of the Airports Authority by the State of Virginia.

I certainly appreciate that approach. I am trying to go to efficiency in Government.

I certainly agree with his analysis of the issues and the defects in the present regulations, such as they are, at MWAA.

I couldn't for the life of me understand if, considering that this is Federal land, why the Federal Acquisition Regulations already there shouldn't simply apply.

I introduced it in good faith. I believe there should be hearings before we decide what to do.

If compromise is to be the way of the lame duck and the way of the 113th Congress, I certainly hope we won't open that issue.

I would have absolutely no objection to looking at that 1986 act.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which we call MWAA, is a so-called independent public body, but it was created by Congress.

I want to make sure I clarify one of the most controversial parts of this matter...

I agree with Mr. Chaffetz that perhaps had there been more resources we might have had a different result. But I must note that while the Republican budget increases the budget of the Defense Department, it slashes the budget that would…

I appreciate that Chairman Denham has brought this FEMA reauthorization bill to the floor. Mr. Speaker, this bill has now gone over a couple of Congresses. The Democrats didn't get it done, and the Republicans didn't get it done. It's…