Kathleen Rice: “I thought that that Republicans were going to once and for all throw Donald Trump into the trash heap of history and go…”

I think what we are--the subject matter of today's hearing brings me to that--again to that issue of how we get people around safely and efficiently.

This tragedy hit home for one of our former colleagues, former Congressman Rick Nolan, who lost his daughter Katherine to lung cancer even though she did not smoke.

Let me just interrupt you for 1 second.

Whether due to poor State, local, and Federal coordination, understaffing, or even a lack of political will, the elderly and people of color do not benefit from Federal disaster relief compared to other Americans.