In my State we are seeing a heroin epidemic, and I know a lot of that is coming over the Southern Border.
Especially since it is between two governments that have a friendly relationship.
So I get all that, just thinking about how do we drive up the price of heroin?
Disaster types are also more varied and complex.
Yes, we have to do a better job overall with that.
I am really worried about, we have these foreign fighters that have gone to obviously Syria, Iraq, Yemen.
I think that will be important.
I think this is a really positive development, and I look forward to hearing how it is working and to being helpful, if ...
that there is hopefully a new process that is more transparent and an opportunity to be heard.
I was concerned when I saw in the budget that you are proposing an 18-percent cut to preparedness grants.
Thank you so much Commissioner Kerlikowske.
Can you map where those potential high-threat areas are?
I appreciate all of you for being here and I thank you.
The costs to rebuild are growing.
Administrator Fugate, Senator Hoeven has asked a number of my questions around this issue.
Addiction is a chronic illness and it has no permanent cure.
The answer is education; it is not incarceration. It is prevention; it is not punishment.
As you said, you have people calling you--I have heard, and I am sure Senator Ayotte has heard, from families who are de...