Delays in disaster recovery can be devastating for the economic well-being of communities.
It's hard to believe that we're already at the two-year anniversary of the devastating series of 2017 Hurricanes--Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
I hope in the future they'll sit at the table alongside their Federal partners and share with us future concerns about challenges.
It's vital that each of the departments and agencies tasked with recovery have the resources and expertise to fulfill missions.
There's more that needs to be done, and that's why we're here today, to figure out how can we better administer these programs for recovery.
Disasters are not partisan in nature, and we have worked on both sides of the aisle to reform Stafford.
Those who rule the waves rule the world.
If you think back to Captain Alfred Mahan and his theories, which were backed up by Teddy Roosevelt, we had to guarantee access to internati...
Now, unfortunately, post-World War II, with the globalization--liberalization, so-called--of trade, the rise of the IMO and the chase around...
Thank you for scheduling this afternoon's hearing to assess China's Maritime Silk Road Initiative and the implications for our national and ...
We agree safety has to be a top priority today.