but it's been a year and a half since congress last funded cdbg r and since then disasters have piled up in every part of the country. we know more are coming, especially with hurricane season around the country. and so for lahaina and other communities nationwide, this funding is urgent. rebuilding after a disaster as a community, but also as a family or individual, is among the hardest things that anybody is going to go through. one moment you're going about your day, going to work, dropping off your kids at school, making dinner for your family and next thing you know you're living out of a hotel, if you're lucky, not knowing when your -- where your next paycheck will come from or where or when you will have a place to call home again. the ordeal is long, confusing, painful and expensive. survivors look to their government for help. they have waited a long time. the time is running out and money has run dry. congress must act and pass disaster aid as soon as possible. we've done full-year appropriations. we've done an international supplemental appropriations bill. we're about to f