"I have toured the cutter Number 3 a few months ago. It was very, very impressive."
"And just to reiterate, to do the mission of the 12 older cutters, we need the 8 NSC cutters?"
"The danger of a sudden release of hazardous chemical fumes caused by a terrorist attack is a nightmare scenario."
"Congress expressed concern about the safety and security of chemical facilities long before 9/11."
"Much should have happened in 6 years. But unfortunately, there is not much progress to report."
"this development is not considered conducive to strengthening relations between the countries on defense affairs."
"We are here today to discuss the integration of the Department of Homeland Security's (Department) management functions and examine whether there is room for improvement."
"I would first like to thank Chairman McCaul for convening this hearing."
"When the Department was created in 2002, it was the largest reorganization and consolidation of Government agencies..."
"Since that time, the Department has made efforts to build these disparate operations into one seamless system..."
"Unfortunately, in 2011 FEMA had to contend with more than the record-breaking number of disasters."
"Just let me say that, as someone who has gone through some of these similar-type situations, an outreach is absolutely important."
"To the Chairman's comment about the consolidation of the grants program, you talk about stakeholder involvement."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you also for holding today's hearing."
"In 2011 FEMA responded to 99 major disaster declarations, 29 emergency declarations, and 114 fire management assistance declarations."
"We cannot continue to take this work for granted."
"Will you provide the committee with a copy of the FOIA information that you provided to EPIC?"
"Political expediency should never be an excuse for a rush to judgment on public policy--let alone our national security."
