Rick Larsen: “There is a need to act.”

For the second year in a row, FEMA is currently operating in Immediate Needs Funding.

Local governments and electrical co-ops should not be penalized for taking out loans to jump- start disaster recovery for their communities. This bill will direct the administrator of FEMA to reimburse qualifying interest accrued on such…

Depending on which actors develop these resources--and how--the Arctic could either challenge or accelerate the global transition to clean energy and transportation.

Thank you, Chairman Webster, for calling this hearing on a topic of great importance: icebreaking capabilities.