I agree with Mr. Cleaver in many respects.

I just don't want to get sidetracked from that.

I think right now the chemical plant security is done pretty well.

In the mean time, we could have had a catastrophe here in the country.

I guess it bothered me. We are 45 minutes into the meeting, into the hearing before we mentioned terrorism.

I think there is bipartisan support for those grants.

Mr. Chairman, I have no doubt of your dedication, believe me. I want that on the record clear as day.

Mitigation activities include upgrading and strengthening existing structures from all hazards, identifying sustainable flood and erosion control projects, purchasing hurricane shutters to resist wind, and managing vegetation to reduce…

The bottom line is, from the wildfires on the West Coast and tornadoes in the South to the hurricanes along the eastern seaboard of the United States, no area of the country is immune to the devastating effects of natural disasters.

In fact, I guess beginning in the last year of the Obama administration, unfortunately all 3 years of the Trump administration, their budget has called for really radical, severe cuts in those grants.

We should use every disaster as an opportunity to learn and improve our mitigation capabilities to decrease the loss of life and damage to our homes and infrastructure.

I will submit every question to you if okay with you regarding CFIUS and China.

Unfortunately, our focus on emergency preparedness oftentimes occurs in the aftermath of a natural disaster, which is too late.

I do hope that, as we go forward, we realize that our main goal as a committee, our main purpose from the genesis was to focus on terrorism.

But pre-disaster mitigation has the potential to limit the negative effects of natural disasters.

Our point and our ask at this point is to continue to fund those programs, encourage communities to reach out and engage.

Pre-disaster mitigation has the potential to limit the negative effects of natural disasters.

FEMA stands today with its primary mission to 'reduce the loss of life and property and to protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.'

I certainly look forward to it.

strong Federal, State, and local coordination before, during, and after a catastrophic event is key to effective emergency preparedness.

Following the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was one of 22 disparate agencies and offices combined to create the Department of Homeland Security.

Strong Federal, State, and local coordination before, during, and after a catastrophic event is key to effective emergency preparedness.

I would like to focus, if we could, on unaccompanied minors, specifically involving MS-13.

I talk often about a holistic approach to housing.

I think the THRIVE Act goes directly to the participants. It is a set-aside of the Housing Choice Vouchers.