Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, what we have in North Dakota is an absolute disaster, the dimensions of which we have never experienced before. Grand Forks, ND, second largest town in the State, A town of 50,000, was under water, and the consequences of it are absolutely devastating for the businesses and the homeowners that reside there. What we are finding as we begin tackling the rebuilding component of this is the additional needs that are simply not met with the existing programs. For example, we literally have hundreds of homes in the floodway, a floodway that is proposed to be razed, and a permanent dike established so we do not have this problem ever again. These individuals need to know right now whether or not funds will be available on a home buyout proposal so they might have the means to build on higher ground while the city's enhanced flood protection program moves forward. The Thune amendment allows this to happen by transferring funds from FEMA into the Community Development Block Grant, to be more flexibly applied to the unique needs that this situation presents.”