At 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses for joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our efforts to enact longterm reauthorization of the Flood Insurance program and fip programs. It has been extended 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire march 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectives and the challenge of potential solutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across the country. So many issues, transportation, housing, each of these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, flooding is the most costly Natural Disaster facing the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my state. Landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people want to admit it or not, Climate Change is only making it worse. It is making extreme weather events more fr
At 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Chair brown the committee will come to order. Thank you to the witnesses for joining us. This hearing is a continuation of our efforts to enact longterm reauthorization of the Flood Insurance program and fip programs. It has been extended 28 times since december 2017. The latest extension will expire march 8 of this year. We will disclose we will discuss local leader perspectives and the challenge of potential solutions to the risks that flooding poses to committees across the country. So many issues, transportation, housing, each of these is a priority for this committee. These leaders know all too well, flooding is the most costly Natural Disaster facing the country. It is devastating to communities in every state. That is one good reason that mayor patterson is here from my state. Landuse patterns play a role in whether people want to and whether people want to admit it or not, Climate Change is only making it worse. It is making extreme weather events more fr
The agencys policies about caring for and placing unaccompanied Migrant Children with sponsors or Family Members. He faced numerous questions on the labor exploitation. This hearing is about two hours, 40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is as
40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is astronomically high. From fiscal years 2018 through 2020, o. R. R. Averaged around 5,000 referrals per year. As of march 31, 2023, which is the last time they made their numbers public, the agency had rec
The agencys policies about caring for and placing unaccompanied Migrant Children with sponsors or Family Members. He faced numerous questions on the labor exploitation. This hearing is about two hours, 40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is as