I think MCC has a huge role to play and I am a big supporter, as you know.
FEMA is the principle agency that coordinates the Federal response to natural disasters.
Research has shown that $1 of mitigation saves, on average, $6 on future disaster costs.
It is federally supported, State managed, and locally executed.
We need to be better prepared, and we need to be sure that FEMA is there to respond effectively.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to start, if I could, by asking unanimous consent (UC) to put something in the record tha...
I think that is critical for us to be able to organize ourselves properly going forward.
I would hope we could talk about the important, not just the urgent, but the urgent is upon us again.
I appreciate that. I guess I am glad to hear that, that you feel like, in this case, we have a handle on it.
Unfortunately, we live in a state of constant attacks, and we just had another one.
We look forward to hearing more as you have it, perhaps even in a classified setting, to understand what we can do to be...