"In September, not only did Republican brinkmanship here in the House bring us to the verge of a government shutdown, but it also brought us precariously close to an expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program."
"Now more than ever, with climate change causing more frequent and more damaging flooding, Congress and this committee should be working to reauthorize and strengthen the NFIP."
"By a show of hands, how many of you think we should stop lurching from deadline to deadline with the NFIP and instead pass a long-term reform and reauthorization bill?"
"Extreme MAGA Republicans pose a real threat to our national security when things happen like kicking out their own Speaker, and a 22-day lapse without a Speaker."
"I am also concerned about the continued push that I hear from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to pull back from the United States' role in protecting democracy and facilitating gl..."
"I have been getting texts, calls, and emails from rabbis and other members of the Jewish community in my district in Atlanta urging Congress to take action since October 7th."
"It is our responsibility to ensure that our foreign policy not only stands up for marginalized people, but holds accountable those facilitating the financing of terrorism."
"This hearing is a prime example that they are trying to forcibly limit, once again, the voices of marginalized people, and direct the power to board members who share their policy positions and views."
"My goal on this committee is to ensure that underserved and underrepresented communities have a strong advocate when it comes to issues that impact their economic mobility."
"Republicans in my home State of Georgia passed S.B. 202 in 2021, which preferences the type of voting by people they do like and limits the kinds of voting by people they don't like."
"Limiting the input of marginalized people by placing all of the power in the hands of those who already hold it is nothing new."