Political Quotes

“I would like to thank Chairman Smith and Chairman Rogers for their work to put this bill together. This is a product of months of work on the part of our appropriators, under regular order, to give us the framework for this bill. I have the pleasure of serving as chairman of the Subcommittee on Space, as well as being one of the lead sponsors on the underlying indemnification bill. This is a simple, yet crucial, policy that allows our space industry to remain globally competitive as they support and service satellites Americans rely upon every day. I welcome this 3-year extension, and I also appreciate the consideration this package has given my NASA reauthorization bill. The larger package also begins to address issues facing homeowners across the Nation, not just in coastal areas, by including the Palazzo- Cassidy-Grimm-Richmond amendment that has received wide bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. This provision halts all FEMA work through the end of this fiscal year to implement rate increases on some of those homeowners affected by flood map changes. This provision sets the stage for broader reforms that we are working towards later this month or the next. With this bill, we also maintain our commitments to our men and women in uniform by restoring damaging defense cuts. We address cost-of- living adjustments for 63,000 medically retired military personnel and survivors receiving those benefits.…”