These duplicative functions were cited as a primary cause of the failed response of Hurricane Katrina.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “These duplicative functions were cited as a primary cause of the failed response of Hurricane Katrina.”
On the recordJuly 26, 2009
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Norton highlights the problems caused by overlapping roles in disaster response post-Katrina.
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