"I freed up a substantial portion of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, which was sequestered in the Treasury."
"We are losing wetlands, and polluting streams on a daily basis."
"It is the highest submission ever. It is $2 billion over what Trump asked for. It is the highest submission ever by a President."
"I think we really have to move on to a national rule."
"I was frustrated by the complexity of nearly every aspect of the recoveries."
"As I reminded your predecessor, Administrator Gaynor, our committee has jurisdiction over all of FEMA's Stafford Act responsibilities, which obviously are vast and of extraordinary importance and grow..."
"We will look for any way we can to provide additional funding for these cost-effective investments so we can achieve our shared goal of building a more disaster-resilient Nation."
"What I didn't realize then was how much time we were all going to spend working on FEMA issues over the past year."
"But the concern is, like when the FAA starts talking about Boeing as a customer, and we find undue influence over the inspectors."
"Unfortunately, it took a horrible tragedy for people to admit that it was a problem and accept my amendment."
"Can you give me a timeline for where this is in development, and when we can expect it?"