Kathleen Rice: “Let me just interrupt you for 1 second.”

I am very proud of the workforce development efforts already underway at Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College in my home State of New York.

How can we create or encourage a more holistic approach to disaster relief that improves intergovernmental coordination?

I think what we are--the subject matter of today's hearing brings me to that--again to that issue of how we get people around safely and efficiently.

Whether due to poor State, local, and Federal coordination, understaffing, or even a lack of political will, the elderly and people of color do not benefit from Federal disaster relief compared to other Americans.