Gary Peters

We have introduced legislation to do this with Senator Sinema. It is called Technical Hazards and Preparedness Act.

I am proud that, on a bipartisan basis, this Committee voted to advance this important bill.

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.

Senator Peters just talked about the tornado in his State. All of us have had natural disasters.

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, but will also help save taxpayer…

I would like to have your guarantee that you will notify us if you think additional appropriations will be needed.

These communities, who are often disproportionately impacted by disasters, need us to finally act and address long-standing disparities in our Federal disaster response.

Despite clear data showing the threat posed by domestic extremism, particularly white supremacist and anti-government violence, our nation's counterterrorism agencies have not been as nimble or as proactive as needed.

As of today, they have failed to fully comply with this requirement.

It is long past time for the Senate to take action.

According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), between 2012 and 2021, white supremacists were responsible for the majority of murders committed by any kind of extremist group in the United States.

I am proud to recommend him as President Biden's nominee to serve as Vice Chair of Supervision at the Federal Reserve.

It is imperative that any nominee to join the Federal Reserve is able to make sound decisions based on evidence, without partisan bias, and the best interests of the American people.

Professor Barr was responsible for developing and coordinating Treasury policies on legislative and regulatory affairs affecting financial institutions.

Every dollar of Federal money that we spend on mitigation before a disaster saves, on average, $6.

I look forward to working with you to ensure DHS has the tools it needs to address the serious threats that face our Nation.

According to our national security agencies, domestic terrorism driven by white nationalist and anti-government ideologies, continues to be the most serious threat facing American communities today.

Those families at Fort Gordon, they asked me to take action.

The results of this investigation are alarming and disturbing, reveal injustice imposed on servicemembers and their families.

The stories that I heard shocked me.

We will ask tough questions of senior executives at Balfour Beatty and demand answers and accountability.

I have continually pushed the Postal Service to invest in as many electric vehicles that it possibly can and have also championed funding to maximize the electric vehicle fleet broadly across government.

I was proud to work with Senator Johnson to ensure that these important emergency relief bills included important oversight mechanisms.

I rise in support of Shalanda Young's nomination to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Young has done an exemplary job serving as OMB's Acting Director for the past year. She is a dedicated public servant and a proven…