I have introduced the Homeland Security for Children Act, which would require the Department of Homeland Security to incorporate the needs of children into its emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities.

For there to be some type of discouragement in working with organizations that are on the ground, doing the work, and have the information and can be a vital resource in moving these efforts forward, it just baffles me.

But I mean going from 55 to 5 seems dramatic at best, drastic.

We have been trying since 2017 to continue working with FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, and unfortunately, we have not been successful in that.

One life lost is too many and I am committed to a full and thorough investigation to ensure the safety of the 737 MAX before it is back in the air.

It is the Federal Government that under-funds the territories to begin with, putting arbitrary caps on our access to Federal safety net programs.

If that empty chair isn't a perfect metaphor for this administration's response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, I don't know what is.

That is fundamentally unfair to these Americans.

3,500 people that took the time to lodge a complaint is probably just the tip of the iceberg.

I think this needs to be expedited.

Proper disaster contracting is crucial to successful response efforts.

I am particularly concerned about FEMA's contracting for disasters.