"He has take charge strong approach. But I think you will see him reaching out more to Congress."
"For example, FEMA did not verify the identity of all of those seeking assistance. So we had people in jail applying for FEMA aid for rental assistance, believe it or not."
"I have investigated a lot of examples of wasteful federal spending and I have never seen waste on this scale. The magnitude is just incredible. And it seems to be a bottomless pit."
"There were several findings that I found particularly troubling. The first is the blatant insubordination of then-FEMA Director Michael Brown. It was clear that he was disengaged from the onset of Kat..."
"FEMA is discredited, demoralized, and dysfunctional."
"That it involves potential unknown threats against a large number of potential vulnerabilities, that language is very troubling to me."
"I am more convinced than ever that the process was truly flawed."
"We can't keep them honest enough."
"Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, told Chertoff, his agency's efforts were an alarming and unacceptable failure."
"Do you swear that the testimony you are about to..."
"Another political fallout from Hurricane Katrina. The White House will shortly begin providing more documents to the Senate committee investigating what went wrong."