House: Appropriations, Flood Insurance & Climate Change in Congress
It sounds like legislators are stepping up to the challenge (maybe) of flood insurance. The House plans to pass its versions of appropriation bills this month. The Senate hasn’t started working yet on its version of spending bills. There is a lot of talk about climate change. Dr. Rod Schoonover, a senior analyst for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research for the Department of State, was barred from submitting his written testimony to the House Intelligence Committee because it didn’t ‘jibe’ (an officials words, not mine) with the Administration’s view on climate change. This reminds me of the story of Valery Legasov, who played a critical role during Chernobyl (P.S. Highly recommend the Chernobyl miniseries on HBO for those who haven’t watched). KGB leadership attempted to hide facts from the Soviet science community about the safety shortcomings of the KGB’s nuclear reactors, resulting in a nuclear catastrophe. This Administration is doing the exact same thing, and our consequences are yet to fully come…
Here are some events going on this week in the House:
Tuesday
Climate Change:
- The House will hold a hearing on Efficiency and Resiliency in Federal Building Design and Construction in 2177 Rayburn
- The House will hold a budget hearing on Climate Change at 10am in 210 Cannon
Flood Insurance:
- The House will hold a markup at 2pm in 2128 Rayburn
Appropriations:
- House Markup of spending legislation will take place at 10:30 am in 2359 Rayburn and 2pm H-313 Capitol
Wednesday
Flood Insurance:
- The House will hold a markup at 10am in 2128 Rayburn
Climate Change:
- The House will hold budget hearing on climate change, a hearing on FEMA’s readiness for disasters at 10am in 2128 Rayburn
- The House will hold a hearing on climate change disasters at 2pm in 2154 Rayburn
Thursday
Climate Change:
- The House will hold a hearing on Renewables at 10am in 2318 Rayburn
