It significantly strengthened the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and since that time, I know the Chairman takes great pride in the fact, as do I, that FEMA's response to natural disasters has improved enormously.
On the recordMarch 25, 2009
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Collins highlights improvements in FEMA's response post-Katrina.
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