Peter King

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…

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.'

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.

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

I certainly look forward to it.

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

Greater flexibility with Federal housing program regulations will provide States with more control of the resources needed.

Housing is a key component of successful recovery programs and essential for long-term recovery.

Recovery Kentucky is a housing-based model that has produced remarkable outcomes and has proven to be highly cost-effective.

We are now over the next year going to be introducing a Scholar House model for youth who have aged out of foster care.

I think it is good in the fact that it targets a need for housing in recovery services.

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

I think we have to take a holistic approach to housing, and we can't just look at providing a roof over somebody's head.

I talk often about a holistic approach to housing.

I could never understand why we retained them.

The Federal Government is behind the curve in establishing robust supply chain security measures.

There is no question that nation-states and criminal actors are constantly trying to exploit U.S. Government and private-sector systems to steal information or insert potentially harmful hardware or software.

MS-13 is to a large extent focused on my district. We have had over 25 murders in the last 2 years.