"I would like to congratulate Ms. Criswell on her confirmation. In a field that has traditionally been dominated by men, Ms. Criswell is the first woman to lead FEMA as a confirmed director or administ..."
"I salute the men and women of FEMA who have gone above and beyond the duty during this pandemic."
"I would very much like to spend more time on this perhaps in another setting with the Chairman."
"I really would like to talk some more about that going forward because I think FEMA should have some flexibility with respect to that."
"I think it is really important that the initial assessment report that was done in September 2020 about COVID, has it been updated?"
"I think a disproportionate share went to some communities."
"Some States did a very good job of proportionally handing out things. Other States were just left to their devices."
"I am deeply troubled by the anemic funding levels proposed by this administration, which would slash Coast Guard funding apart from limited salary enhancements."
"It's far from a complete process but we need to recognize the things he is doing to move this ball forward."
"What we need to do is build out this fleet of polar security cutters."
"I want to commend the administration's release this week of the first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism."
"I am pleased the Biden administration is doing the hard work necessary to address the situation at the border for the long term."