Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of S. 3092, the FIRE Act. This legislation led by Representative Lofgren in the House and Senator Padilla in the Senate is designed to ensure FEMA's preparedness and response efforts address the unique nature of wildfires. The bulk of FEMA's programs are designed to serve the victims of disasters caused by floods and hurricanes. However, climate change has made the threat of wildfire in communities grow each year. FEMA must serve all disaster survivors equally and adapt their programs to meet the challenges of wildfires. This legislation encourages FEMA to predeploy assets during times of high risk of fire, evaluates public assistance eligibility post-fire, addresses equity of assistance for Tribal communities, and requires trainings for crisis counselors and caseworkers to ensure that they are equipped to meet the needs of economically disadvantaged survivors. I support this effort and ask my colleagues to do the same. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, S. 3092, the FIRE Act, makes changes to increase congressional oversight, garner further insight into FEMA's process for wildfire disasters, and enacts reforms related to disaster assistance.…”