Val Demings: “Thank you again to the chair of the Law Enforcement Caucus. I now yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzalez).”

I am afraid the generations behind us do not have any longer a full recognition of what it is that we are so blessed by. When I bring groups to the floor... I will often stop and say: One of the first things I noticed when I walked into…

How can we sit here today--are we serious?--and say, regardless of the physical, emotional, and psychological trauma, the women and girls who survive these vicious attacks, that does not matter?

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

But we`ve got to come together, as I said, at the local and state level. We`ve got to join the federal partners, and deal with this issue, particularly in the state of Florida.