Garret Graves: “We need to do a better job getting them back into their communities, and we need to make sure that none of this ever…”

Congresswoman Peltola has been a big advocate and supporter in educating the committee and following in the footsteps of Congressman Don Young in advocating for that State.

I don't have any more speakers, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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.

I think that is fair, and I think they deserve it.