[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 98 (Monday, June 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONCERNS ABOUT HURRICANE SEASON

  (Mr. SUBRAMANYAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise because I am deeply concerned 
about hurricane season and the state of FEMA and our national disaster 
preparedness.
  A little bit of context: One of the reasons I got involved in 
politics was as a student at Tulane University in New Orleans, 
Hurricane Katrina hit the city at the time.
  I couldn't believe the waste, fraud, and incompetence that occurred 
at places like FEMA.
  Here we are, years later, with an acting FEMA director who doesn't 
even know we have a hurricane season. Well, we do have a hurricane 
season, and it is estimated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, or NOAA, that there will be at least 10 hurricanes this 
year.
  After firing hundreds of weather experts and saying they wanted to 
traumatize the rest, NOAA is now scrambling to refill those empty 
positions. They also cancelled critical storm damage reports this year.
  It just seems like we are not prepared right now for hurricane season 
and other major natural disasters.
  Let's be clear. There is no room for error when it comes to this, and 
this poor leadership will cost us lives. The American people deserve 
better.

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