This amendment assures the Corps of Engineers can help mitigate any detrimental impacts to the water supply as a result of a Corps of Engineers project. I appreciate my colleague's work on this, and I do accept this amendment and urge…

I claim the time in opposition, but I don't plan to oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding. Mr. Chair, I do want to thank the gentleman from Texas for raising this issue. I actually agree with him that there are fundamental problems in the levee safety program right…

This amendment expresses the sense of Congress that projects in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria be expedited, that these be considered a priority, and that the Corps of Engineers advance these projects as quickly…

This amendment directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report on the Army Corps of Engineers' ability to comply with Federal stormwater requirements. This is an issue that affects districts across the United States. I want…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is an important amendment in that it tries to ensure that mitigation banks and other types of mitigation mechanisms are viable options to be able to build projects. In some…

I want to thank the gentleman for putting this Special Order together. It is very important. Mr. Speaker, in the 1980s, it was known for big hair, big bangs--I know my sister had bangs about to here. I made that up. Maybe it was…

When other militaries challenge the United States' military might, we invest more dollars, just like we did a few months ago in our military. When the Panama Canal was widened and deepened, we invested more dollars in our ports so we would…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VI, insert the following: SEC. 6__. REIMBURSEMENT. The Federal Emergency Management…

I am sure the gentlewoman from Texas would be supportive of this, representing many of the flood victims from Hurricane Harvey. It is important to keep in mind, Mr. Chairman, that, in many cases, these flood victims don't have other…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 294, strike lines 5 through 8, and insert the following: SEC. 618. RIGHT OF ARBITRATION. Section 423…

In the aftermath of disasters, billions and billions of dollars in claims are often worked out between local governments, State governments, and FEMA. In many cases, because disasters are inherently unpredictable, volatile, and folks are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VI, insert the following: SEC. 6__ FLOOD INSURANCE. Section 406(d)(1) of the Robert T…

I just want to make note that I do appreciate my friend from Oregon's comments, and I appreciate his sensitivity to timelines. But that is what this amendment addresses: timelines. In many cases, our local government simply cannot continue…

This amendment, once again, is a bipartisan amendment. My good friends Congressman Cedric Richmond, Congressman Gene Green, Congressman Ralph Abraham, Congressman Clay Higgins, and Congressman Brian Babin are all supporters of this…

First of all, I want to state, in response to the formaldehyde issue, let me be very clear, formaldehyde was a major issue after Hurricane Katrina in the trailers. We certainly learned from that, and we absolutely don't need anyone exposed…

Once again, I am more than happy to work with my friend from Oregon to address any concerns that he may have to ensure that we have the best solution on this moving forward. I will tell you that Republicans and Democrats in Florida, in…

If this is an unsustainable area, why are we proposing that dollars be extracted from this area and sent to other places?

It wouldn't have been possible, though, without your help and the President's help and certainly the contractors.

You have a servant's heart, and we know that.

And that is really what community is all about.

And sometimes government gets in the way of that.

I want to commend you for that. That is a huge deal.

We do need to identify these problems because it certainly is going to continue to be problematic to other disaster victims.