Steven Palazzo: “We truly are in a space race with the Chinese and to some extent the Russians.”

Our, you know, our number one goal is to make sure floor insurance remains affordable and available and this is going to hurt low to moderate income communities more than it will the wealthy.

At this time I recognize a colleague of mine from Virginia's Sixth District. He has seven major commands and over 9,000 guardsmen. I would like to note he serves on the Appropriations Committee. Ninety-two percent of all funding that…

I do not think it is Congressional intent to making flood insurance unavailable and unaffordable because that will lead to a loss of homes and loss of value in their homes as well.

I thank my cochair, Representative Kahele, for his remarks. Also to be noted, the Representative is an Air Force veteran, and he is also a current Air National Guardsman. He has served in multiple theaters including Operation Enduring…