President Biden made remarks after visiting with families of the victims and first responders to the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida. He commented on the level of cooperation in responding to the emergency and said the federal…
8,262 viewsPresident Biden thanked Florida first responders working at the site of the Surfside condo collapse. First lady Jill Biden joined the president for the meeting. As of this visit, at least…
824 viewsPresident Biden received an update from Florida officials on the deadly condo collapse in Surfside. He pledged to provide whatever federal resources are needed as the search continues for…
1,218 viewsJim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn talked about their book 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, published by Times Books. It drew on interviews the two…
2,346 viewsPaul Farmer talked about the devastation caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti and took a critical look at the aid agencies which had been working there since. Dr. Farmer also…
688 viewsFollowing an update from USAID Administrator Mark Green on additional aid to the Bahamas, Morgan Ortagus briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international…
253 viewsMichael Greenberger, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland, talked about local, state, and federal disaster response.
210 viewsThomas Frank talked about an investigative report on U.S. federal disaster response capabilities and shortfalls.
217 viewsFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Daniel Kaniewski talked about the agency’s preparation ahead of Hurricane Dorian.
171 viewsRepresentative Michael Waltz (R-FL) talked about federal hurricane preparations in Florida.
95 viewsRepublican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis briefed reporters on preparations for Hurricane Dorian. The governor spoke about his conversation with President Trump regarding Florida’s needs for the…
1,342 viewsLaura Lightbody, who leads the Flood-Prepared Communities Project at Pew, discusses what needs to be done to better prepare communities for floods and potential reforms to the National…
346 viewsTwo House Homeland Security subcommittees held a joint hearing on how FEMA contracts are awarded and managed. The committee heard testimony from a FEMA associate administrator, a Government…
1,215 viewsA House Education and Labor subcommittee held a hearing on responses for elementary and secondary schools to natural disasters. In the first panel, Frank Brogan, the assistant Education…
422 viewsVice President Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, to tour communities and speak to families affected by recent tornadoes in the region.
146 viewsThe House debated a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill for damage caused by tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes.
View in Congressional Chronicle74 viewsJennifer Shutt talked about the delay in federal aid money for disaster victims and how some 2017 federal disaster funds have yet to be spent.
242 viewsIn the weekly Democratic address, Representative Emanuel Cleaver (MO) talked about disaster relief, highlighting the need to pass the bipartisan disaster relief package.
86 viewsRepresentative John Rose (R-TN) talked to reporters following his denial of a unanimous consent request for the House to approve a $19.1 billion disaster relief bill during a pro forma…
283 viewsRepresentative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) talked to reporters following a denial by Representative John Rose (R-TN) of a unanimous consent request for the House to approve a $19.1 billion disaster…
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