Political Quotes

“I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Velazquez moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. 1__. POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) On August 26, 2017, Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm, made landfall in Texas, resulting in 103 deaths in Texas alone. (2) Approximately 336,000 Texas residents were left without electricity, and more than 17,000 homes sustained major damage. (3) All in all, Hurricane Harvey tied with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the United States, causing $125 billion in damage. (4) On September 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma, a devastating Category 5 storm, raked across the United States Virgin Islands with reported wind gusts of 225 miles per hour, killing four people. (5) Soon after, on September 10, Hurricane Irma ripped across Florida with sustained wind speeds of 112 miles per hour. (6) Hurricane Irma resulted in 84 deaths and caused $50 billion in damage in Florida, making it the costliest hurricane in Florida history.…”