"Last year the STORM Act, a bill that I authored, was signed into law and received initial funding in the bipartisan infrastructure law."
"I urge my colleagues in the House to send this to the President's desk."
"I would like to have your guarantee that you will notify us if you think additional appropriations will be needed."
"Senator Peters just talked about the tornado in his State. All of us have had natural disasters."
"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."
"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 appreciate you moving that timeline up."
"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 there are enough resources to help these synagogues, Jewish Community Centers (JCC), other faith-based organizations has been a priority for us here in this Committee."
"We want to make sure that every community has equal access to those FEMA resources in an equitable way, not based on income."