David Price

This year's bill, this subcommittee wrote in a 50/50 required balance between rural and urban.

I hope the notice will take a comprehensive approach to all-hazards mitigation.

We owe these victims and their survivors, of course, not only our condolences, but some answers as to what happened and why it happened and how to prevent it from happening again.

This, from this day forward, is a part of what is required of the managers of public housing.

If a budget reflects values, it seems the Trump administration does not, unfortunately, share these priorities.

Instead of paying attention to the urgent reality that an unplanned closure of the Hudson Tunnel would be disastrous for our economy.

These delays are very harmful, of course, to the suffering of the people in Puerto Rico.

May 1st you will have the much awaited notice?

We really do need to understand that all around in this institution going forward, and I assure, you we plan to get the work done.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am happy to express support for his amendment. The amendment would clarify that HUD should follow existing law when it comes to duplication of benefits with respect to SBA loans and CDBG- DR grants…

So when the amendment states the phrase ``in excess of the authorized amount of the project,'' can I confirm that the gentleman is saying that he means the authorized amount by FEMA or the Army Corps and not the authorized amount by HUD…

This amendment amends a section of the base bill that sets out the sequence of assistance for communities seeking relief. The base bill maintains that CDBG-DR funding should be used after grantees sought out funding from FEMA and the Army…

The National Environmental Policy Act was first enacted in 1970, and since then, it has ensured that new projects comply with environmental standards that protect both human health and the environment. It is unwise and unnecessary to waive…

I thank the gentleman. Given that understanding, the amendment is a modest change to the existing program, and I have no objection. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

We have no objection to this amendment, in fact, urge its adoption. The amendment ensures that States and territories that have suffered from natural disasters in 2017 are made whole with respect to increased costs to repair public…

Responsibility for funding the Federal Government is as basic as it gets. It is one of the most important duties of Congress. The previous majority failed to do the basic task of keeping the lights on. Here on day 5 of the 116th Congress…

I thank my friend, Mario Diaz-Balart, our ranking member and former chairman of this subcommittee, for those kind words--a sentiment that I share totally. And we, I am sure, are going to be able to continue this cooperative relationship in…

Once again, we find ourselves only hours away from the third Republican shutdown of the Trump Presidency, and we know how we got here. {time} 1845 Seven key appropriations bills, six of them teed up with bipartisan support, could have and…

I want to rise in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Florence to profoundly thank the bipartisan leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, of the Appropriations Committee, and of the House for working with North…

I commend our colleague for advocating for a range of programs that clearly are important to his constituents and important to the country.

This is a good idea to make our hearing platform available to colleagues.

Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Affordable housing has risen to the top. It should have been at the top all along.

I do think the plea for consultation from both sides of the aisle here is important.

It is alarming, the degree of these cuts and how much damage they would do.