Maria Cantwell actually said...

"I think that what we are seeing is, again, I am pretty sure in the Oso event there was a very dramatic rain event."

"I appreciate that, but I hope someone in the Administration watches this hearing and sees that there are communities here who are asking for help and resources."

"I guarantee you, with tsunamis and earthquakes and volcanoes, flooding, worrying about lahars, you name it, we pay a lot of attention to disaster issues."

"Somewhere, it seems to me, we need this protocol list of here's what emergency response should look like."