"The erosion of State and local preparedness funding leaves us at risk of not being adequately prepared to respond to man-made and natural disasters."
"We will continue to work together for the best interests of our country."
"It is to save lives."
"I do believe the Coast Guard has heard that, they are engaging with the smaller communities."
"Unless FEMA comes up with a way to generate such goodwill or comes up with a way to help generate such financial incentives, I believe that program will continue to languish and nothing will come of i..."
"There was not an ability for the locals to be able to control the assets."
"The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic similarly caused us to turn inward and review the successes of our public health response as well as our failures."
"I am pleased to be here to discuss the acquisition and development of medical countermeasures to protect the public health."
"The events of October 2001, when our Nation was attacked through the mail with anthrax letters, changed the face of medical preparedness."
"We are here today to discuss the ways we can and must be proactive, not just reactive, to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats."
"I think that is the frustration that is beginning to set in with our Colombian allies."