One of the things that helped the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast feel more normal as quickly as possible was getting their children ...
I mean, on one hand, I understand about not having these classifications so tightly drawn that you limit flexibility in the event that somet...
I am very happy to conduct this hearing this afternoon to focus on continued reform of the Stafford Act.
from my perspective, it is clearly not working when it comes to these mega-disasters.
I generally agree with that, but I will say that I think there needs to be some understanding of some of these contained situations...
Thank you, Senator Landrieu, for your steadfast commitment to the complete recovery of all the Gulf Coast States from the 2005 hurricanes.
Well, I think it is a very important question to answer because it is just so troubling.
It is a very important hearing.
Thank you, Mr. Bolden, as you know, a lot of our concerns are about the capability of the commercial sector to do what we are asking them to...
I cannot do any of this going forward without the Disaster Recovery Fund being replenished with supplemental
I think it is necessary to do something so that mayors and governors--and so, Mayor, let me ask you.
I think some of the people that I represent are still shocked to know that some of the temporary housing in trailers... amounted to anywhere...
Should we look at a more specific Disaster Block Grant that either HUD or FEMA could issue that might be a little bit more effective or effi...
I think managing the expectations of what the Federal Government is going to do versus what the State is going to do versus what the local g...
If we had more mayors like you, we wouldn't have nearly the problems that we have.
for every dollar invested in mitigation projects, the Federal Government saves four dollars in averted disaster assistance
We owe a debt of gratitude to the people that work in this industry.
I just have some documentation about the value of the Louisiana seafood industry, which is more than $3.4 billion.
