May 1, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 71 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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            MAY 1 IS THE DEADLINE FOR DISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL

  (Mr. DUNN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because we have failed our 
military and all the victims of 2018 disasters across the country.
  On October 10, Tyndall Air Force Base took a direct hit from a 
category 5 hurricane. Over 6 months later, no disaster funding has been 
provided. Air Force Secretary Wilson warned us that if she did not 
receive supplemental funding by May 1, all new work on Tyndall Air 
Force Base would stop. This delays the return of base operations, 
impacts flight operations throughout the Air Force, and forces our 
airmen to work in degraded facilities.
  Mr. Speaker, May 1 has come, and I stand before you today because we 
have failed to deliver funding, and now our military readiness is 
suffering. We only have until May 15 to provide funding to the Air 
Force before they start cutting airplane repairs.
  I urge the leadership of the House and the Senate to pass a clean 
disaster supplemental immediately. It is necessary, and it is the right 
thing to do.

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