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 urge my colleagues in the House to send this to the President's desk.

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.

Last year the STORM Act, a bill that I authored, was signed into law and received initial funding in the bipartisan infrastructure law.

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 appreciate you moving that timeline up.

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

We want to make sure that every community has equal access to those FEMA resources in an equitable way, not based on income.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

I also rise to speak about the need to pass the Women's Health Protection Act. Certainly, the Senator from Maryland outlined a very strong argument as to why this fundamental protection, this fundamental right, needs to be protected. We…

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

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

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.

while returning with Senate colleagues from a delegation trip to Europe to further strengthen the trans- Atlantic alliance in the context of Vladimir Putin's war against the Ukrainian people, our plane was grounded by mechanical failure…

the stories that I heard shocked me.

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.

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