Kathy Castor actually said...

"The federal government has an opportunity to help communities grow stronger in the face of the climate crisis."

"We must create carrots and sticks for local communities in terms of signaling that Federal taxpayer dollar will not support new development in areas that are at extreme risk."

"The Federal Government could provide incentives to our model building code organizations to speed up, to accelerate the development of codes that will help individuals protect themselves as well as co..."

"We have a climate emergency. We do not have time to wait."