Schatz: Permanently Authorizing CDBG-DR Will Help Disaster-Stricken Communities Get Aid Quicker

U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) speaks in a Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on the importance of passing the bill to permanently authorize HUD's Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, which would help communities experiencing a disaster receive federal help quicker. To hear more about what we’re up to, connect with us on: Twitter ? @SenBrianSchatz Instagram ? @SenBrianSchatz Facebook ? @SenBrianSchatz Online ? www.schatz.senate.gov