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Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act

Floor Speech

Date: Sept. 30, 2021
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity.

I stand in support of this CR. This measure will provide $28.6 billion in emergency funds for communities and Federal agencies affected by the recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters; including $10 billion for the Agriculture Department to cover crop losses that occurred during the '20 and '21 storms. Of that amount, $750 million will be provided to livestock producers.

Madam Speaker, $5.68 billion is for the Army Corps of Engineers. Of that amount, $3 billion would be used to accelerate flood and storm risk reduction projects, and $2.08 billion would be used to repair disaster-related damages.

Madam Speaker, $5 billion would be for the Housing and Urban Development Department's community development fund for major disasters that occurred during the '20 and '21 hurricane seasons; $2.6 billion for Transportation Department reimbursements to States and territories to repair damage to roads and bridges caused by natural disasters; $1.36 billion for the U.S. Forest Service to address damage caused by natural disasters; $1.2 billion for the Small Business Administration's disaster loans programs; and $565 million for the Navy to repair facilities damaged by the storms that occurred in 2020 and 2021.

The American people deserve the security of knowing that their government will continue to function. America deserves to know that the Representatives they send to Washington will rise above politics and partisanship and fight for the American people and make sure that at its core that we will maintain the full faith and credit of our country, that we will pay our bills, and that we will fight for the security of our people abroad. We must make sure that everywhere else understands that America is open for business, will continue to be open for business, and we will remain the superpower that we are because we are responsible.

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