Rebuilding this city will take years.

I think it is important to my constituents and certainly to me that we fully review the events of this last year.

This is our fourth largest town. In 48 hours, the level of the flood was increased, the projection, 10 feet.

Flooding of this magnitude had not been seen since the Garrison Dam became operational.

The flooding was epic, there is no doubt about that.

I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Today, I am adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for…

I am here to speak about disaster aid and the acute need we have in my State for assistance to deal with a disaster that occurred earlier this summer in Minot, ND. These are pictures from the valley in Minot, ND. Minot is constructed on…

I ask unanimous consent that we charge time during the quorum call equally between the two sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Today, I am adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for…

I thank the Chair, and again I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

last week, pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011, I filed new committee allocations, new budgetary and Social Security aggregates, and a revised pay-as-you-go scorecard. Today, I am adjusting some of those levels…

I come to thank my colleagues as well for this strong vote to move forward on disaster relief. In almost every corner of America we have had unprecedented natural disasters this year, and my State has not been exempt. I represent North…