Political Quotes

Thank you very much, and thanks to Chairman Latta and Ranking Member Matsui for convening today's hearing.

In Texas' Seventh Congressional District that I represent and along the Texas Gulf Coast, we are, unfortunately, all too familiar with flooding and extreme rain events and hurricanes and emergency and natural disasters.

I would request, hopefully, that we will get a little more notice in the future in time to review these bills.

I thank Congresswoman Scanlon for her work on the Rules Committee, for her focus on this issue this morning, and in response as to what we would do with the previous question. Madam Speaker, I have just returned to Washington from my home…