Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5641, the SPEED Recovery Act, is a bipartisan bill that cuts red tape and helps expedite disaster recovery efforts, especially in small and rural areas. This legislation updates what the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers a small project. The bill already passed the House in April, as has been said, and today, it returns with a reasonable amendment from the Senate and adds a report by the inspector general of Homeland Security to help ensure that there is no fraud, waste, and abuse. Increasing the small project threshold allows communities to recover faster and allows FEMA to focus more of their time and resources on larger, more complex projects that represent 90 percent of the disaster costs. I have heard from communities in my district about paperwork burdens and increasing denials over technicalities, and I hope the commonsense adjustments of this bill will improve this process. Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Puerto Rico (Miss Gonzalez-Colon). Miss GONZALEZ-COLON. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding. Today, I rise again in support of H.R. 5641, the SPEED Recovery Act, which is bipartisan legislation introduced by Ranking Member Graves that passed the House in April.…”