Rick Larsen: “Climate change is making disasters more frequent, intense and costly.”

A State-by-State, do-it-alone approach was, quote, 'inadequate in every vital aspect,' end quote.

So, Congress should approve the President's request for supplemental disaster assistance funding before the end of this Congress.

Passing the Clean Water Act of 2023, a bill I introduced in partnership with Ranking Member Napolitano, would restore the historic, bipartisan protections that the Sackett decision removed.

Again, I just reiterate, the bill before us today does not resolve this dispute between the Mexican Government and an American company. There are tools available and that continue to be available to resolve that. It gives the Coast Guard…