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On the recordJuly 26, 2009
With a new administration, I think it is a fair to ask, are you, Mr. Fugate, in light of the broad bipartisan criticisms of FEMA since Hurricane Katrina...would not a wholesale overhaul of the Agency be in order at this time to ensure that it is a nimble, functioning agency?
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton questions the need for a complete overhaul of FEMA under the new administration.

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