Sheldon Whitehouse: “As Members of Congress, we need to make sure that FEMA's mapping gets up to speed and that communities are not being…”

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

The wins from this could be very very big ones. This should lower electricity costs measurably for Americans. This should increase clean power significantly for Americans. This should significantly add construction and jobs across the…

And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.

The fossil fuel-captured EPA’s decision to end its regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants is a tragic and expensive mistake.