Kathleen Rice: “I think that everyone on this hearing would agree that there were mistakes that were made at the hospital.”

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.

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.

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

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.