Deborah Koff Ross: “I just want to quickly make the point as I do every Tuesday and I am going to as long as these things are still down…”

“I just want to quickly make the point as I do every Tuesday and I am going to as long as these things are still down there. But the reason that we have House Resolution 841 by Mr. Tanner and those of us in the Blue Dog Coalition, this is a bill about accountability and about holding agencies accountable. This is why we need legislation to restore accountability within our government. I don't know how good you can see this, Mr. Speaker, but this is the airport in Hope, Arkansas. Hope used to be known for something else. Now we are known for the trailer houses, mobile homes, manufactured homes. As you can see, this is an active runway at the Hope Airport. And these are old World War II proving ground runways that are no longer being used. So FEMA decides they are going to go out and buy about 20,000 brand-new, fully furnished, microwaves built in, whirlpool tubs built in. We have been in them. We have seen them.”