Political Quotes

“I rise today to offer a simple, straightforward sense-of-the-Senate resolution regarding natural disasters. The rising cost of natural disasters is a ticking time bomb that we, in Congress, are doing little to address. Since 1989 the cost to taxpayers has been nearly $40 billion. Just this past weekend Hurricane Danny hit portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and my State of Florida. Although Hurricane Danny was a relatively small storm, just imagine if Hurricane Danny had been of the magnitude of a Hurricane Hugo or Andrew. The damages would be exponentially larger. Hurricane Danny serves as a stark reminder of the ticking time bomb. We should keep in mind that we are only very early in what is expected to be an extremely active hurricane season. The time to act is sooner rather than later. My resolution would state that it is the sense of the Senate that Congress consider legislation to deal with the rising cost of natural disaster head on--before another megadisaster occurs.”