I wanted to make sure that the Small Business Administration here as part of our Federal system was as strong as it could be.
I think managing the expectations of what the Federal Government is going to do versus what the State is going to do versus what the local g...
We are going to take a very close look at the recommendations that you have made in your report and weave them into the proposals that we ar...
I am very happy to conduct this hearing this afternoon to focus on continued reform of the Stafford Act.
One of the things that helped the people of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast feel more normal as quickly as possible was getting their children ...
the law, I understand, not policy, limits the disaster loans to $5 million.
from my perspective, it is clearly not working when it comes to these mega-disasters.
I think it is necessary to do something so that mayors and governors--and so, Mayor, let me ask you.
Thank you, Senator Landrieu, for your steadfast commitment to the complete recovery of all the Gulf Coast States from the 2005 hurricanes.
I think some of the people that I represent are still shocked to know that some of the temporary housing in trailers... amounted to anywhere...
Well, I think it is a very important question to answer because it is just so troubling.