This is not just what Senator Landrieu thinks might happen. This is what our government and scientists believe is probable to happen.

this debris removal for local communities is a nightmare, and it causes unmitigated pain and suffering

the essential ingredients of recovery for parents with children is to get their children back in school as soon as possible

It is hard to tell them that there is another priority.

Is the Nation ready? But it is important for, at least, the Federal framework to be clear.

I am actually aware of a center like that in Louisiana.

But I beg to differ, as the Senator from Louisiana.

this whole idea about getting to defining the objective rather than defining the process.

I would like to say we are ready, but I am telling you we are not, in any number of areas that we have heard about today.

I agree 100 percent with what you said, but I also would stress that it is important for the Federal Government to be able to function, and to function efficiently and well.

If you do not have a number to dial to get information... we are in for a very serious situation here.

the Nation's economy depends--and in some measure you could say the world's economy depends on the continued operations of these major ports.

Your focus on results as opposed to process, I cannot tell you how happy that makes this Senator.

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.

Well, let me say, Mr. Fugate, what you have just outlined is music to my ears.

I want to thank you for your early visit right after your confirmation to New Orleans, to see their continued effort to rebuild their school system.

Could you explain the decision to eliminate Even Start and propose options for the 60,000 participants who will be left without services?

I believe, if my memory serves me correctly, that the cost per student here is somewhere between $20,000 and $40,000 a year.

I am also excited about your commitment to funding and the President's commitment to that goal of reform.

Thank you. Mr. Secretary, I just can't tell you how encouraged I am by what I have heard this morning.

Given these programs' past successes, do you support funding this program again at the level of $5 million?

Will you and the Chief Architect of GSA work with my office to ensure that the agency complies with the Stafford Act and follows its own policy on Gulf Coast reconstruction projects, by allowing locally-based Louisiana firms to participate…

We respectfully request that the Committee include $2 million for the CPSC to fully investigate and evaluate the defective drywall.

President Obama has made this one of his top priorities.

to give them opportunities to compete in this time.