Rick Larsen: “Do you feel or believe or have a view on whether or not MARAD has strong enough singular authority over other agencies…”

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

Mr. Chair, I rise today to oppose the dirty water act. This bill will make it more difficult to keep our water clean and will, ironically, add more uncertainty to the permitting process, just the opposite of what we need to have happen…

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…

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