Improved Disaster Preparedness and Response

Extreme weather is already impacting TX-17—affecting crops, homes, and safety.

• Invest in flood control, drought management, and wildfire prevention, using the latest science.
• Support renewable energy development, creating local jobs in solar, wind, battery storage, and grid modernization.
• Provide resources for community disaster response and recovery, ensuring the most vulnerable are not left behind.
• Protect FEMA and reverse disastrous funding cuts led by Pete Sessions and the DOGE Caucus.
• Promote energy efficiency retrofits for homes and public buildings to lower bills and carbon pollution.

Pete Sessions’ Voting Record: Making TX-17 Less Safe

Pete Sessions, the representative for TX-17, has not demonstrated legislative support for disaster preparedness or FEMA funding. His voting record and lack of advocacy for key disaster resilience programs have direct consequences for the safety of his district.

1. Absence of Support for FEMA and Preparedness Funding

• Sessions has not sponsored or co-sponsored major disaster preparedness or FEMA funding bills in the current Congress .
• He has not advocated for strengthening Pre-Disaster Mitigation grants, EMPG, or Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs—despite their proven effectiveness in saving lives and reducing future disaster losses .

2. Support for DOGE Cuts

• As a co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, Sessions has publicly supported DOGE’s efforts to cut federal spending, including deep cuts to FEMA and related disaster preparedness programs .
• These actions have been criticized for making regions like TX-17 more vulnerable by reducing federal support and shifting burdens to local agencies.

3. Consequences for TX-17

• Without strong congressional backing for FEMA appropriations and grant programs, local and state governments in TX-17 are left with fewer resources to prepare for and respond to disasters.
• This lack of support increases risks to life, property, and the long-term resilience of the district.