02/09/2025
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"They need roads rebuilt. They need temporary bridges. They need emergency communications. They need a massive infusion of fuel, water, everything you can imagine."
"In the days after Hurricane Irma, we heard reports about how a number of other facilities and providers were not designated as such by the state, local government, or electricity provider."
"Your testimony emphasizes the importance of including older Americans when developing emergency response plans."
"Dr. Hyer, in the recent tragedy at the nursing home in Hollywood, Florida, we have heard accounts that this nursing home had an emergency response plan in place and they simply were not following it."