Kathleen Rice: “I want to express my eagerness to work with you and with all the Members of this subcommittee to do absolutely…”

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

This tragedy hit home for one of our former colleagues, former Congressman Rick Nolan, who lost his daughter Katherine to lung cancer even though she did not smoke.

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.

I remember, in the days and weeks and months after 9/11, you know, which basically shut down the aviation industry for some time.