09/23/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"we are in desperate need of the Congress' help to ensure both a reliable response to disaster and to everyday needs."
"If you do not have a number to dial to get information... we are in for a very serious situation here."
"The documented difference in the response in that very urbanized region of our country was vivid."
"There are gaps along our Gulf Coast, all the way up to Delaware, Long Island, New York; rural Georgia; North Carolina; and the Panhandle of Florida."