02/01/2010
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"It seemed to us that we had to at least guarantee that the person going into this position, so critical to the lives and safety of Americans at times of emergency, have had the basic experience to giv..."
"The extraordinary record of experience in emergency management that Mr. Fugate has is, of course, very important, and I want to say how historically important it is to this Committee and put it in som..."
"I am going to again introduce legislation, the Secure and Safe Asylum and Detention Act, to address these problems."
"The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act--authored by Senator Collins and myself in 2006 to address the failures uncovered by this Committee's investigation into the response to Hurricane Katr..."