"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 Katrina--requires that the FEMA Administrator have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency ..."
"I particularly want to welcome our friend Senator Mel Martinez, who will be introducing you."
"The law requires that the FEMA Administrator have a demonstrated ability in and knowledge of emergency management and homeland security and at least 5 years of executive leadership and management expe..."
"I will give you my full support."
"The issues and challenges facing ICE are considerable, and I want to continue the dialogue we have started in the confirmation process."
"Today, our Committee will consider the nomination of W. Craig Fugate to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
"Senator Lieberman yesterday had a Committee field hearing in Arizona, and there some of the witnesses talked about the obstacles in Fusion Center participation."
"I thank you for what you are doing every day on this challenge to our security and to our neighbor's security."
"I will focus this morning on the very real consequences for communities along the Mexican border associated with activities of the Mexican drug cartels and their nightmarish violence."
"We are going to consider the spillovers of this criminal behavior into the United States, the crime that has already occurred, and we are going to ask if we are prepared to deal with more if it does o..."
"the Kerry-Lugar bill that is I think being considered by the Senate represents the kind of sustained substantial commitment that we're talking about--I think it's 5 years, $1.5 billion."