[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CALLING ATTENTION TO FEMA WORKFORCE

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the 
workforce cuts taking place at FEMA.
  We all remember the images from Hurricane Sandy--Coney Island torn 
apart in our backyard in the New York area, families climbing onto 
rooftops to escape rising floodwaters.
  We remember the lessons of the California wildfires, when entire 
neighborhoods were crumbled.
  We remember the parents in Texas who never got to pick up their 
daughters after a mudslide overtook their summer camp.
  These are real devastations, not hypotheticals, and they are growing 
in strength and frequency. Yet, this administration is diminishing the 
very workforce that is tasked with helping survivors rebuild, even 
questioning the value of the assistance FEMA provided when people had 
nothing left.
  We must urge this administration to protect its essential workforce 
and pray that no community we call home is vulnerable when the next 
disaster strikes.

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