,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1        
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,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,casey1   
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mrs4      
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4
 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51
 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,,resolution  ,m>k+ ! #d-ye> 
anniv]s>y ( ! deva/ation ( ,pu]to ,rico 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s by      
,hurricane ,m>ia4  ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] 
#bj1 #bjag1 ,hurricane ,m>ia made l&fall
 9 ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s 7 /ill     
recov]+ f a direct hit by ,hurricane    
,irma :5 ,hurricane ,m>ia made l&fall j 
#ad days lat]2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #bj1
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,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s liv+ on ! isl&s1 z 
well z ^? liv+ 9 ! ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates1 

w commemorate ! #d-ye> anniv]s>y (      
,hurricane ,m>ia2 ,:]eas1 aft] ! ,great 
,galve/on ,hurricane ( #aijj1 ,hurricane
 ,m>ia is ! second deadlie/ /orm record$
 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory2 ,:]eas ! p (   
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s liv+ 9 bo? ! ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates 
& on ! isl&s ( ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s h %[n an incr$ible 
& resili5t _s 9 rebuild+ aft] _! record 
losses2 ,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico fac$ "o ( ! 
longe/ black\ts 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory1 
dur+ :i* millions ( resid5ts 7 left )\t 
p[] & basic s]vices = ne>ly a ye>1      
trigg]+ crises ( physical & m5tal heal?1
 migration1 h\s+1 & infra/ructure2      
,:]eas1 #d ye>s s9ce ,hurricane ,m>ia   
made l&fall 9 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! electrical
 grid 9 ,pu]to ,rico rema9s unreliable1 
leav+ millions ( p )\t a secure s\rce ( 
p[] z !y suff] int]mitt5t br[n\ts &     
black\ts2 ,:]eas1 due to ! impacts (    
,hurricanes ,m>ia & ,irma1 ?\s&s ( p 9  
,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s /ill h blue t>ps ov] _! ro(s2    

,:]eas1 z a result ( ,hurricane ,m>ia1  
hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,pu]to ,ricans 7      
uproot$1 & "s ,pu]to ,ricans h relocat$ 
to ! ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 due to
 unaddress$ damage to homes 9 ,pu]to    
,rico1 hundr$s ( ,pu]to ,ricans displac$
 by ,hurricane ,m>ia cont9ue to ne$ h\s+
 assi/ance f ! t]ritorial gov]nm5t & !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! economic     
heal? ( ,pu]to ,rico cont9ues to waiv] z
 ! preexi/+ debt crisis 0 exac]bat$ by !
 impact ( ,hurricane ,m>ia2 ,:]eas      
,hurricane ,m>ia is ! ?ird mo/ co/ly    
tropical cyclone 9 ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory1
 ) damages e/imat$ at #ih1ajj1jjj1jjj2  
,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has allocat$  
approximately #ga1jjj1jjj1jjj 9         
disa/]-relief fund+ to help ! p ( ,pu]to
 ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s  
rebuild f o!r disa/]s t h impact$ !     
isl&s s9ce ,hurricane ,m>ia2 ,:]eas1 9  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! (ficial dea? toll f     
,hurricane ,m>ia /&s at #b1ige victims1 
al?\gh "s academic e/imates place ! toll
 at #d1fde2 ,:]eas _m ( ! und]ly+       

vuln]abilities contribut+ to ! massive  
dea? toll 9 ,pu]to ,rico are /ill       
pres5t1 includ+ an und]fund$ heal?c>e   
sy/em & a %ortage ( m$ical physicians & 
speciali/s2 ,:]eas ! resid5ts (         
,vieques1 ,pu]to ,rico1 :i* numb] m ?an 
#h1jjj1 lo/ ! prim>y hospital & d n h an
 adequate & compreh5sive heal?c>e       
facility2 ,:]eas1 9 a ,septemb] #bjbj   
report1 ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security f\nd t 
! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy & ,managem5t ,ag5cy 79
 ?is preamble ref]r$ to z ,,fema7       
mismanag$ ! di/ribution ( commodities 9 
response to ,hurricanes ,irma & ,m>ia 9 
,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas ,,fema lo/         
visibility ( approximately #ch p]c5t (  
its commodity %ipm5ts to ,pu]to ,rico1  
wor? an e/imat$ #beg1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas1 9 
an ,april #bjba report1 ! ,(fice ( !    
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ 
& ,urban ,developm5t f\nd t !           
adm9i/ration ( ,presid5t ,donald ,trump 
creat$ bureaucratic hurdles t delay$    
approximately #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9         

hurricane disa/] recov]y & mitigation   
funds to ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas ,pu]to    
,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s   
cont9ue to battle ) climate *ange1 :i*  
has int5sifi$ tropical cyclones1 ris+   
temp]atures1 coa/al erosion1 dr\ghts1 & 
fla% floods1 among o!r climate ev5ts2   
,:]eas ,pu]to ,rico cont9ues to address 
& respond to o!r disa/]s1 includ+ !     
e>?quakes ( #bjbj & ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic2 & ,:]eas millions ( ,pu]to      
,ricans & ,virg9 ,isl&]s /ill grapple ) 
! physical1 emotional1 & economic       
damages caus$ by ,hurricanes ,m>ia &    
,irma3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 rema9s /eadfa/ 9 its commitm5t to !
 p ( ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,virg9 ,isl&s to assi/ 9 re/or+ ! isl&s 
to _! full pot5tial2 &  7#b7 resolutely 
assures t x w n ab&on ! plight (-- 7,a7 
! millions ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
liv+ 9 ,pu]to ,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,virg9 ,isl&s2 &  7,b7 ! citiz5s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates :o h relocat$ f ,pu]to    
,rico & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s to

 ! ma9l& ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! aft]ma? (    
,hurricane ,m>ia4