Donna Shalala: “We can't wait. My district and many others are already seeing the disastrous effects of sea level rise.”

If more than 218 Members die or are incapacitated in a mass attack, the House could not convene, could not make laws, could not pass appropriations, could not override a veto, could not impeach a rogue President, which--and could not…

Yes, absolutely there has to be a priority on them. The same in hospitals. The people that clean hospitals are as important as the first responders that we've all been talking about.

The Biden administration will bring a sense of urgency. They can organize the country with that sense of urgency, and we can't be dependent just on our existing healthcare infrastructure.

They threaten the continuity of Congress as a functioning representative of the American people, and our commission respectfully suggests that they need to be addressed.