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The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina held a hearing titled “Hurricane Katrina: Voices from Inside the Storm.” During the seco…

A hearing was held on preparedness and response by the State of Louisiana to Hurricane Katrina. Two panels testified about emergency responses to Hurricane Katrina, the status of recovery ef…

The Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina held a hearing, titled “Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Mis…

Witnesses testified about hurricane disaster recovery efforts along the Gulf Coast, financing recovery and rebuilding programs, the Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act, and future needs in th…

Witnesses testified at an oversight hearing into the implementation of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998. The addressed specifically the extent to which the Department of Veterans Af…

Secretary Leavitt and other health officials testified about the threat of avian flu and preparations for a potential outbreak or pandemic within human populations. Among the issues they add…

The House approved the conference report to H.R. 2744, a $100 billion agriculture appropriation for fiscal year 2006. Among the items agreed to in the conferenced version of the bill was a h…

Regulators and others testified in an oversight hearing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government-sponsored mortgage enterprises. Problems in such enterprises and the improvement of oversight…

Secretary Chertoff testified about funding for FEMA and the agency’s ability to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. He said that inadequate funding had hampered federal responses…

Witnesses testified on the topic, “Iraq: Perceptions, Realities, and Cost to Complete.” Among the topics they addressed were U.S. efforts to support reconstruction, governance, and developm…

An oversight hearing was held to identify steps the Departments of State and Homeland Security have made since 9/11 to address gaps and vulnerabilities in the visa process. The first panel o…

In a morning session of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and recovery effor…

In the first afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and reco…

In a second afternoon portion of hearings, Mr. Brown testified about federal, state and local responses to Hurricane Katrina. In his testimony he placed blame for inadequate relief and recov…

Representative Shays, member of the Select Committee on Hurricane Katrina, spoke about the federal response to the hurricanes. He discussed what questions would be asked of Michael Brown, fo…

The House of Representatives returned early to consider emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief to the Gulf Coast region in response to destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. T…