Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 23, the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015, reauthorizes the activities of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program through fiscal year 2017. Representative Randy Neugebauer, my Texas colleague, has championed this program for over a decade. In the 113th Congress, he and Representative Frederica Wilson's bipartisan efforts helped move this legislation through the Science Committee and to successfully pass the House. It is because of their past work that we were able to bring this bill to the House floor on January 7, the second day of business in the 114th Congress, this Congress. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House 381-39. Today, we consider the Senate amendment to H.R. 23. Thanks to leadership of my colleague on the other side of the Capitol, Senator John Thune, an amended version of H.R. 23 passed the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in June. It then passed the Senate by unanimous consent in July. The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program supports Federal research and development efforts to help mitigate the loss of life and property due to wind-related hazards. Millions of Americans live in areas vulnerable to hurricanes, tornados, and other windstorms. The National Weather Service reported just over 100 deaths and over 900 injuries last year due to tornados and other windstorms.…”