I am really worried about that because one of the things, and I hate to be bringing back news from the locals in Dayton, but the fact of the matter is they have said that they thin...
I just want to say to you----
They feel they are being nickeled and dimed in terms of the Agency.
I hope this program stays focused on terrorism response and that we make sure that funds authorized don't just end up augmenting the Firefig...
I would like to have you do that in terms of what your current needs are, what additional needs you are going to have when you take on these...
For the benefit of the committee members, by 2004, we could lose about 55 percent of our people through early retirement or regular retireme...
I believe that our first responsibility is to support the victims and their families.
I sincerely believe that your Agency is the right one to handle this initiative.
I hope that as a result of these hearings, we can ascertain how we can help support our first responders in their home communities.