Recognizing the Significance of Community College Month in April

Floor Speech

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Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 5333 and request that it be reported by number.

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Mr. SCHIFF. Right now, my colleagues, FEMA is holding up more than $3 billion in disaster relief funding for California--funds that could be used to help families impacted by fires, floods, and other disasters that have hit the Golden State in recent years.

More than a half a billion of that funding, in particular, is to help communities in Los Angeles County affected by the devastating wildfires that began at the very start of this Congress. People are suffering, wanting to move back into their homes and neighborhoods, still waiting on Congress to act.

But as we debate this budget resolution, I know our State of California is not alone. North Carolina is waiting on millions in relief designated for Hurricane Helene in 2024. Kentucky saw landslides and flooding just weeks after Los Angeles County burned. Florida and the gulf coast have also been battered. Texas communities under siege from last year's floods have still not seen the Federal relief their communities need and deserve.

My amendment would require outstanding FEMA funds that American communities are counting on to be obligated--

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Mr. SCHIFF.--so that we are, at the very least, helping these families get the support they need.

I urge an ``aye'' vote.

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