[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H968-H969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      NANCY PELOSI STANDS ON HER FEET WITH COMPASSION AND PASSION

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I think most of the world today saw the 
leader of the Democratic Caucus, Nancy Pelosi, stand on her feet with 
compassion and passion for the 800,000 DREAMers, those who are 
desperately in need of a solution, and 140,000 in the State of Texas. 
We pray that her standing and reading those stories will move this body 
to do what is right.


                FEMA Needs to be Completely Reorganized

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I also want to do what is right for my 
constituents. FEMA needs to be completely reorganized. As a member of 
the Homeland Security Committee, we are seeking to divide FEMA into the 
emergency component and the long-term recovery.
  So many of my constituents have received FEMA denial letters. They 
don't know what to do with those letters even though we have advocated 
for them to appeal. It is important for FEMA to address the question of 
these letters throughout the hurricane-devastated areas, including 
throughout Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Florida, and beyond.
  People are hurting. FEMA must assess these denials. They must reach 
out

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again for review, and they must stand up for a long-term recovery of an 
amazing, devastating flood like Hurricane Harvey that had 51.22 inches, 
21 trillion gallons of water, and Houston underwater for a period of 
days.
  We must help the American people and Texans.

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