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Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS HEARING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ORDER. THIS IS A FULL COMMITTEE HEARING. WE CONDUCT OUR...
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| 00:11:43 |
Rahall, Nick Joe - U.S. Representative, [D] West Virginia
CHAIRMAN. I COMMEND YOU FOR HOLDING THESE HEARING AND COMMEND OUR WITNESSES AND YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE TREMENDOUS WORK TO HELP OUR PEOPLE...
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| 00:15:30 |
Denham, Jeff - U.S. Representative, [R] California
IMPORTANT ISSUE, BUT SUCH A CRITICAL TIME FOR THIS ISSUE. AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA MY CONSTITUENTS AND I KNOW VERY WELL HOW IMPORTANT IT...
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| 00:19:12 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
OUR COUNTRY, I ASK TO ADVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS AND SUMMARIZE THEM. THIS EVENT COVERED 24 STATES AND SAW A CONFLUENCE OF CLIMATE I DON'T THINK...
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| 00:24:30 |
Harris, Andy M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
TO DATE. FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT INCLUDES ALL OF MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE, MUCH ONLY A FEW FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. SOME ARE SET IN WOOSTER COUNTIES...
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| 00:26:51 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU AND THE RANKING MEMBER FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING ON THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO HURRICANE SANDY. I CURRENTLY REPRESENT NEW YORK'S EIGHTH...
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| 00:33:24 |
LoBiondo, Frank A. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
KNOW, I REPRESENT THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE STATE GEOGRAPHICALLY WITH...
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| 00:38:21 |
Bishop, Timothy "Tim" H. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
I WANT TO THANK MR. FUGATE FROM FEMA AND GENERAL WALSH FROM THE ARMY CORPS FROM THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR RESPONSE THUS FAR TO THE THOUSANDS OF ...
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| 00:40:17 |
Sires, Albio - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
MYSELF, WHAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM NEW JERSEY. I THINK HE SAID IT BEST WHEN YOU MADE THOSE STATEMENTS AND I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES FROM NEW YORK. BUT...
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| 00:43:05 |
Edwards, Donna F. - U.S. Representative, [D] Maryland
YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I DO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO VISIT THE STORM AFFECTED AREAS IN STATEN ISLAND AND THROUGH NEW YORK CITY. I THINK THAT ALTHOUGH WE...
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| 00:48:34 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OUR PANEL OF WITNESSES. WE HAVE TODAY, APPEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, CRAIG FUGATE, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF FEMA. MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL WALSH, DEPUTY...
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| 00:51:01 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
MR. FUGATE, WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. RANKING MEMBER NORTON AND OTHER MEMBERS -- >> PULL THAT UP A LITTLE BIT, CRAIG. >> YES, SIR. IS...
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| 00:59:36 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
I'M PLEASED TO TESTIFY ON THE CORPS'S ACTIVITIES TO RESPOND TO HURRICANE SANDY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, THE CORPS ENTERED IN A MULT...
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| 01:05:01 |
Tombar, Fred - Senior Adviser
SECRETARY FOR DISASTER RECOVERY FOR HUD. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. RANKING MEMBER NORTON, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY...
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| 01:11:18 |
Latham, Robert R. - Executive Director
AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE YOU THIS STATEMENT ON THE RECORD TO WHAT MISSISSIPPI HAS LEARNED...
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| 01:17:05 |
Riley, Mark - Deputy Director
OF LOUISIANA. WELCOME. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU. LOUISIANA IS CURRENTLY MANAGING $14.5 BILLION -- >> YOU MIGHT PULL THAT UP. >> SORRY. >>...
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| 01:22:34 |
Popoff, David - Coordinator
MICA, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M HONORED TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. I ALONG WITH A SMALL AND HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF...
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| 01:26:50 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
ALL THE WITNESSES. AS I SAID, WE'LL TURN FIRST FOR QUESTIONS TO ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE AND THEN GO BACK TO THE REST OF THE PANEL. I'LL READ RIGHT OFF....
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| 01:27:29 |
Q&A
DON'T THINK THEY'VE GIVEN YOU A SIGN-OFF ON PROVIDING US WITH SPECIFICS, BUT ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE TO THE COMMITTEE SO WE CAN IMPROVE...
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| 01:29:02 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
YOU EXPECT A SUPPLEMENTAL BILL TO COME TO CONGRESS? >> BASED UPON WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN SOME OF THE OBLIGATIONS AS WAS POINTED OUT, SOME OF THE ASSIGNMENTS...
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| 01:30:15 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BE EXPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR FOR SANDY. SANDY. >> WE HEARD OTHER DISASTERS, IRENE, STILL BACK TO KATRINA, IN WHICH THERE ARE OBLIGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN...
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| 01:42:10 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
CLOSELY, MR. FUGATE, AT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT COST ESTIMATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES, AND YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE APPEAL...
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| 01:48:21 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
I WAS UP AT NYU UNIVERSITY'S HOSPITAL WHICH WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED IN THE FLOODING. I HAD MY SENIOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OFFICIAL, BILL ROACH, WITH ME....
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| 01:57:26 |
Harris, Andy M.D. - U.S. Representative, [R] Maryland
MARYLAND'S REQUEST FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE HAD BEEN DENIED. GIVING SOME OF THE COUNTIES IN MY DISTRICT ARE SOME OF THE POOREST COUNTIES IN MARYLAND...
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| 01:57:43 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
OTHERS STATES THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL? A NUMBER OF INSURED LOSSES WAS NOT VERY HIGH. THE NUMBER EFFECTED WOULD SUGGEST IT WAS WITHIN THE CAPABILITIES...
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| 01:59:34 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
SEA GATE PROTECTION PROJECT IN CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE SEA GATE HAS BEEN VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE FOR DECADES BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ERROR ON THE PROJECT...
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| 02:00:29 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
BY CONGRESS? >> SIR, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN AUTHORITY PROBLEM WITH THE FUNDING, SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT AT THE LESS -- AT...
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| 02:01:55 |
Nadler, Jerrold - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
FUGATE, I WROTE TO YOU AND THE EPA ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION FROM MOLD AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES INSIDE BUILDINGS FOLLOWING SANDY....
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| 02:02:51 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
A PLAN TO MAKE SURE THE BUILDINGS ARE SAFE TO INHABIT? >> WE'LL TAKE THAT MESSAGE BACK TO OUR PARTNERS AT EPA. THE OTHER THING IS THOSE PUBLIC BUILDINGS...
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| 02:04:37 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
FOR MR. FUGATE. NUMBER ONE IS, I NOTICED IN THE TESTIMONY FOR MR. ROBERT LATHEM, HE TALKED ABOUT THE DUEPLICATIVE REVIEWS, WHERE IN EACH AND EVERY CASE...
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| 02:05:37 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
THAT CHARGE? >> CERTAINLY, SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. THE PART IS COMES BACK TO IS HOW OUR AUTHORIZERS ARE GIVING THE RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE...
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| 02:06:16 |
Schmidt, Jeannette "Jean" Marie - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
LATHEM, YOU BROUGHT THIS UP IN YOUR REPORT. DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT. >> I THINK PART OF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES....
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| 02:06:30 |
Latham, Robert R. - Executive Director
LEAD AGENCY IS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IN THE REBUILDING PROCESS. AND WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES OR MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES INVOLVED...
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| 02:08:44 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST. IT'S NOT ONLY TIMELY BUT IT'S ALSO WITHIN THEIR CAPABILITIES. I WOULD ASSUME IF IT HAD NOT BEEN WITHIN THE CAPABILITIES OF...
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| 02:10:42 |
Bishop, Timothy "Tim" H. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
REIMBURSEMENT. I UNDERSTAND IT'S 15% OF THE FIRST $2 BILLION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE THAT GOES TO A STATE AND THEN 10%. MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT CAP NOT...
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| 02:12:02 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
TO CONGRESS ON RAISING THE CAPS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE FEMA MITIGATION PROGRAMS ARE NOT WELL DESIGNED FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT...
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| 02:14:16 |
LoBiondo, Frank A. - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
IN PHILADELPHIA. NOT JUST WITH THIS STORM, BUT OVER THE YEARS, THEY HAVE DONE JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, DEDICATION ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY....
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| 02:15:08 |
Sires, Albio - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
HAVE LOST ALL OF THEIR BELONGINGS AND IS THERE ANYTHING, ANYPLACE THEY CAN TAP INTO WHERE THERE'S AN ASSISTANCE FOR THESE PEOPLE? >> WELL, THE MOST...
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| 02:15:22 |
Fugate, William "Craig" - Administrator
THE FEMA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE 1-800-621-FEMA OR REGISTER ONLINE AT DISASTERASSISTANCE. DISASTERASSISTANCE.GOV. WE HAVE SET UP AND DISASTER...
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| 02:20:02 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
OPEN FOR A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. AND WE MAY GIVE ALL THE WITNESSES ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, AND APPRECIATE THEIR RESPONSE. BUT WE'LL EXCUSE YOU NOW AND THEN...
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| 02:20:36 |
Bishop, Timothy "Tim" H. - U.S. Representative, [D] New York
THE SAME SORT OF ISSUE AS THE HAZARD MITIGATION CAP. MY UNDERSTANDING OF EXISTING LAW, PUBLIC LAW 8499, IT LIMITS REPAIR S REPAIRS TO PRE-STORM CONDITIONS...
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| 02:22:14 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
BE REPAIRED OR RESTORED TO DESIGN SPECIFICATION. >> 8499 IS AN EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO BRING SYSTEMS BACK TO PRESTORM CONDITION. IT'S NOT A CONSTRUCTION...
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| 02:23:43 |
Sires, Albio - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
SPRING, I SEEM TO GET AN AWFUL LOT OF CALL FOR PEOPLE ABOUT DEBRIS ON THE RIVER. OBVIOUSLY AFTER THE STORM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DEBRIS IN...
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| 02:24:15 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
THIS? >> YES, SIR, WE HAVE THREE DEBRIS VESSELS THAT ARE WORKING ON THE HUDSON AND IN THE PORT. >>
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| 02:24:24 |
Sires, Albio - U.S. Representative, [D] New Jersey
GREAT. AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAD A PLAN FOR FUEL DELIVERY THAT YOU CAME UP WITH SINCE YOU GET SO MANY HURRICANES, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? >> YES,...
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| 02:24:38 |
Popoff, David - Coordinator
PLAN. >> WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF? >> IT WAS DEVELOPED BY CREATING A PARTNERSHIP OF THE FUEL VENDORS, THE FUEL DISTRIBUTORS, AND THEN TAKING THE CRITICAL...
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| 02:26:25 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
A SHORELINE DEVASTATED THAT I CANNOT BELIEVE, AND I SUPPOSE THIS IS FOR MR. WALSH. BUT I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT EVEN IN THE HUNDRED-YEAR EXERCISE THAT...
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| 02:29:48 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
FUTURE? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, CONGRESSWOMAN. THE BEST APPROACH THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAICIZE TO LOOK AT THINGS FROM...
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| 02:32:54 |
Tombar, Fred - Senior Adviser
IMPOSSIBLE? >> UNFORTUNATELY, MA'AM, NO. WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IS THAT YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS BUILDING PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WILL MOVE QUICKLY...
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| 02:33:24 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT? I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN AN AREA ALL THEIR LIVES, THEY CAN'T POSSIBLY IMAGINE NOT...
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| 02:37:53 |
Latham, Robert R. - Executive Director
THE GAMBLING INDUSTRY IN THE PERMENTING FOR THAT REQUIRED FOR THEM TO BUILD ON THE WATER TO LIMIT EXPANSION. THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR MOVED...
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| 02:38:51 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
ONE MORE QUESTION. IT'S REALLY FOR MR. WALSH. WE HAVE JUST GONE THROUGH THIS 100-YEAR EXERCISE. AND ANYONE WHO WENT THROUGH IT, GREAT HARDSHIP BECAUSE...
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| 02:39:57 |
Walsh, Michael J. - Deputy Commanding General
AND SO IT'S 1% EVERY YEAR. AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE USED THAT 1% A YEAR TO SAY THE EVENT WOULDN'T HAPPEN IN 100 YEARS, BUT THAT'S A MISNOMER. YOU HAVE...
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| 02:40:38 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Congressional Delegate, [D] District of Columbia
1% MEANS. AND IT COULD -- THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. FINE EL FINAL QUESTION, AND THAT'S ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT RESOURCES FEMA COULD NOT USE. AS...
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| 02:41:18 |
Tombar, Fred - Senior Adviser
CERTAINLY. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD SAY IN THAT REGARD. ONE IS PERSONALLY FOR SECRETARY DONOVAN, HE IS A NATIVE OF THE AREA, THE AFFECTED AREA,...
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| 02:44:54 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
BY THE RANKING MEMBER, THIS IS THE THE NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY FRAME WORK THAT WAS PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2011 BY FEMA. WE LOOKED THROUGH THIS AND WE...
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| 02:47:04 |
Tombar, Fred - Senior Adviser
SAME. >> UNDER AN EFFORT STARTED IN 2009 BY THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE LONG TERM DISASTER RECOVERY WORKING ROOM. THAT EFFORT IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THAT PROCESS....
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| 02:47:47 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THEN. SECRETARY DONOVAN, IF YOU REVISED THIS, MAYBE YOU SHOULD INCLUDE YOURSELF. ALSO IF YOU CAN PROVIDE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE. IF ANY OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS...
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| 02:49:29 |
Popoff, David - Coordinator
S THANK YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD WORK ON A LARGER SCALE? >> ABSOLUTELY. I BELIEVE THAT WE TRULY -- WE ONLY RESPOND TO SEVEN...
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| 02:50:17 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THESE DISASTERS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE EVER HAD ANYBODY SO GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBE GOVERNMENT RED TAPE AND BUREAUCRACY, AT LEAST DEALING WITH THE DISASTERS,...
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| 02:50:49 |
Riley, Mark - Deputy Director
IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS. AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE TIME LINE, THERE WAS ONGOING DISCUSSION DURING THE WHOLE THING. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WE NEVER...
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| 02:52:44 |
Mica, John - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS MANY TOOL SS TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED AND GET THE CLAIMS SETTLED. WE WELCOME YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS, TOO. WE'RE TRYING...
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