Garret Graves: “Thank you, Madam Chair. And, Madam Chair, I want to thank you once again for holding this hearing.”

The Federal Government used to just throw billions and billions of dollars in the aftermath of a disaster and didn't pay appropriate attention, in my opinion, on the front end of what we can do to actually avert disasters.

Closed primaries, he said, distort democracy. They distort free markets.

Closed primaries, they said, distort democracy. They distort free markets.

I want to publicly thank Representative Hoyle for her work on the bill. It is a great bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Ezell).