"I would argue that part of the problem was the fact that the Republican Congress in place from 2012 to 2016 under-invested in the Census."
"We need to make sure we do this right. Let's not cut this short."
"I have certainly been fighting for a long time to have a separate category for people of Middle Eastern and North African descent, which we call the MENA category."
"Absolutely, Mayor. There is no question we have to get this right."
"This is a Trump administration policy?"
"This is a big problem, among many other problems associated with this."
"As we just saw from a damaging tornado in my home State of Michigan, these natural disasters have only continued to worsen due to climate change."
"Ensuring that communities can fund resilience projects such as floodwalls, breakers, and modern drainage systems will not only protect the lives and livelihoods of small business owners and families, ..."
"I urge my colleagues in the House to send this to the President's desk."
"These communities, who are often disproportionately impacted by disasters, need us to finally act and address long-standing disparities in our Federal disaster response."
"I am proud that, on a bipartisan basis, this Committee voted to advance this important bill."
"We have introduced legislation to do this with Senator Sinema. It is called Technical Hazards and Preparedness Act."