Val Demings: “It was made, and I quote, 'abundantly clear to them that if they wanted the aid,' and I quote, 'they were going to have…”

As the chief of police in Orlando, we were laser- focused on reducing violent crimes. I ask my colleagues who like to talk about violent crime to join us in reducing violent crime. We were able to do so because we had the resources to do…

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

I want to take a minute to congratulate my friend, the gentlemen from New Jersey, Mr. Payne on his legislation, the Homeland Security for Children Act.

I was glad to hear the President grant the major disaster declaration that will certainly help to quickly unlock additional resources.