Kathleen Rice: “We are here today to examine a very real and serious threat to public safety on Long Island.”

The CAROL Act is named in honor of Carol Leavell Barr, the wife of Rep. Andy Barr, who died last year of sudden cardiac arrest.

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.

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

I have heard from Jewish and interfaith organizations that the present funding levels are clearly insufficient to meet the current needs.