Garret Graves: “This isn't a partisan issue, this isn't--this is something that all of us need to be working very closely together on.”

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.

Madam Speaker, today and every day the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard carry out a critical mission: securing our borders, patrolling our waters, and saving American lives. As vice chair of the Coast Guard and Maritime…

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

All of these groups are supporting this bill and urging a ``no'' vote on the other bill, H.R. 5342.