the deaths of 11 people just in Florida from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of generators.

The manufacturers believe that the shutoff approach will actually be more effective.

Morale is at an all-time low and these dedicated public servants are exhausted. The president's hiring freeze only further compounded the vacancies.

Mr. Chairman, I want to enter into the record something that would help us, a statement from 'The Washington Post,' a piece on shrinking the National Weather Service staff, and how that is inimical to our interest with regard to predicting…

Sadly, it appears that this rule is being held up because of behind-the-scenes industry lobbying at both the CPSC and the EPA.

The devastation to Florida's infrastructure after hurricanes is one of the reasons I authored the original legislation creating the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act.

I was heartened when the CPSC voted four to one last year to publish a draft standard to significantly reduce the amount of deadly carbon monoxide these machines emit.

The devastation that we have seen to infrastructure in these natural events that have occurred is one of the reasons that Senator Rubio and I have authored the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act.

Oceans are warming and then that warm water is the fuel for these dizzying, extraordinary storms.

It is going to take getting the military into Puerto Rico in big numbers.

I look forward to hearing from you about the work you did in overseeing the safety of transporting those hazardous materials within CSX.