It should go without saying that the Government must address the needs of all Americans in disaster recovery.

There is a lot of responsibility that is falling on your shoulders.

We certainly recognize the challenges you face, Mr. Administrator, and we are here to help.

I was proud of the bipartisan work of this committee in passing H.R. 5756, the Resiliency Enhancement Act.

We need that leadership at the head of FEMA, especially during these trying times.

It's bureaucratic, cruel, and unnecessary.

I would like to thank our chairman for bringing this bill and his leadership on this issue. I have the honor of representing Nevada's First Congressional District in the heart of Las Vegas. Every week, as I travel to and from Las Vegas…

These animals are members of our families, and their safety has a major impact on how people prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters.

When we take care of animals during a disaster, it makes it easier for people to be willing to evacuate and then later to begin the process of recovery.

I will note that, in the recently passed Disaster Recovery Reform Act, known as DRRA, we included language to establish veterinary response teams.

a person will not leave a domestic violence situation or a home where there is abuse if they can't take their pet with them.

So let us be judged today by what we can accomplish to protect animals in disasters.

we need to do something.

I am glad to hear you had a good relationship with FEMA, because that is part of the challenge, is getting the FEMA reimbursements after some of these problems to deal with the animals.

However, much to my dismay, FEMA has so far chosen to ignore this provision.

We have heard a lot today about how the Global Gag Rule has a negative impact on women, generally.

Let's just be clear that the reason this is an issue is because Mr. Trump is President.

And how much money will the taxpayers receive if it is sold for the $500 million.

That doesn't answer my question of why you wouldn't use this as the guideline for meeting the IG's recommendation.

Let me repeat: President Trump is both the GSA's tenant and its boss. That's an obvious problem.

If Boeing can waive a nondisclosure, you would think the President of the United States would find it in the public's interest to do the same, but apparently not.

Donald Trump was not President when he entered into that lease agreement.

Our whole pattern seems to be just buying results. We will give you some money if you will do this.

Instead of helping those that are more secure, we keep investing in those are that are insecure, and why is that the case and how do we change that?

I include in the Record my statement supporting the impeachment of Donald Trump. For 35 years I taught American government to university students. When we discussed impeachment, I never thought I'd actually be participating in the process…