Val Demings: “This was not a Republican issue, a Democratic issue. Everybody in the country cared about this issue.”

More needs to be done for underserved communities, especially since we keep seeing the pattern of people left without the assistance they need.

After seeing several gaps in the Federal Government's response to disasters and how it distributes assistance, I, along with Chairwoman Demings and Senator Elizabeth Warren, introduced the FEMA Equity Act.

Well, it's going to take a while for people to rebuild, to be made whole. You know, I chair the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery, just getting back from Puerto Rico, assessing the damage there from Hurricane…

We are here to discuss communities that are most at-risk during disasters and struggle to recover properly from their effects.