Political Quotes

I am not convinced that we have connected the dots all the way down to the local government.

I hope that the committee will recognize that these proven high-impact programs deserve to be funded at a level that allows them to expand their reach and put more Americans back to work.

In order to understand why disaster costs are going up, we need to look at the big disasters, since that is where over 90 percent of the money goes.

FEMA is responsible for the National Response Framework, which provides how the National Incident Management System is intended to be used in response to disasters and emergencies, regardless of cost.