Cassidy Secures Down Payment for LA Flood Victims
"There are families with mud covering their living room floors and mold growing up their walls. I learned of one family that lost their home in
"We've made a half a billion dollar down payment that will ensure these families have the resources they need to start recovering, rebuilding and prospering again. However, our work is not done, this is a down payment. The entire delegation will continue to press to make sure that every Louisianan has what they need to get their lives back. This is a good start."
Immediately prior to the bill's passage,
Watch his remarks here https://youtu.be/pn7Bljz8IE8.
Mr. President, I've spoken on this floor twice now, to tell the stories of the devastation caused by the Great Flood of 2016 and the depth of need
In all of the debate back and forth, we have lost sight of how massive this disaster is. This was an unprecedented weather event. The
According to estimates reported by The Advocate newspaper, as many as 12,000
The flooding caused
Let me repeat that one more time:
The flooding caused
No one was prepared. Less than a quarter of the population even had flood insurance because the flooding occurred in areas that are more than 50 feet above sea level, where people were told they were not in a flood zone or at low-risk of flooding. They were never told that they needed to buy insurance.
We have thousands of families that were completely caught off guard, unprepared, by a freak of nature thousand-year flood and are now struggling to pick up the pieces. They need our help. They are trying to make a decision on whether to stay in their damaged homes and try to rebuild or just move on. It is our duty to make sure that these families have the resources they need to recover and to rebuild.
Here you can see a family being evacuated by volunteers. This is a residential street. Water is that high inside their house too and all they were able to salvage is in the bags in their hands. All their belongings now--beds, clothes, pictures, family heirlooms--are more than likely in a debris pile on the side of the street. Meanwhile, they have to make the serious decision on whether they can afford to rebuild. This is only one family. So far, over 145,000 people have applied for Individual Assistance through
Let me remind you of
Let me also remind you of Roy and
Our state is in crisis and for some reason the unparalleled severity of this natural disaster has been overlooked. To delay this aid would be devastating for the people of
Helping each other is a fundamental American value, I enlist all of my colleagues to support this legislation - to help families faced with losing their homes and everything they own. To help folks pick up the pieces and put their lives back together. Let's do what's right and pass the legislation and pass relief for flood victims--I yield back.
Read this original document at: http://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-secures-down-payment-for-la-flood-victims
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