Bill to protect Mississippi River also combats environmental challenges
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The US has a significant flooding problem Congress can help Tom Wathen, opinion contributor © Getty Images The US has a significant flooding problem Congress can help
As Congress works to craft comprehensive infrastructure legislation, lawmakers have a golden opportunity to address a major issue that affects every state in the country and costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year: flooding.
Flood-related events are the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S., causing more than $900 billion in damage and losses since 2000. The problem and the costs have worsened over recent decades, with increasing impacts from destructive hurricanes, riverine flooding and growing frequency of localized heavy rains that inundate communities from coast to coast.
House members discuss their bipartisan bill on higher numbers of migrants at border By Grace Segers
April 23, 2021 / 6:00 AM / CBS News
Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar and Republican Congressman John Katko have teamed up on a bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to provide a plan for managing the large number of migrants crossing the southern border into the U.S. The bill, called the Border Surge Response and Resilience Act, would allow DHS to draw from an emergency fund once their plan is triggered. We have to have funding available to address that issue, Cuellar said in a joint interview with Katko for this week s episode of The Takeout podcast, hosted by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. There has been a recent influx of migrants crossing the southern border, including thousands of unaccompanied minors.