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June 25, 2019

Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing to assess climate change impacts and natural disaster… read more

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing to assess climate change impacts and natural disaster preparedness efforts. Among the witnesses testifying on the first panel included former FEMA director James Witt and atmospheric science professors. The second panel comprised emergency management officials from Texas, California, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. close

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Jackie Speier U.S. Representative [D] California
James R. Comer U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky

Stephen Costello Chief Recovery Officer Houston, TX
Christopher Currie Director Government Accountability Office->Homeland Security and Justice Issues
Judith Curry Professor Georgia Institute of Technology->Earth and Atmospheric Science
Mark Ghilarducci Director California->Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Clay Higgins U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Katie Hill U.S. Representative [D] California
Michael E. Mann Professor Pennsylvania State University->Meteorology
Omar Marrero Executive Director Puerto Rico->Central Office of Recovery and Reconstruction
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. Representative [D] New York
Stacey Plaskett Congressional Delegate [D] Virgin Islands
Harley Rouda U.S. Representative [D] California
Rashida Tlaib U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Nydia M. Velázquez U.S. Representative [D] New York
Adrienne Williams-Octalien Director Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority->Office of Disaster Recovery
James Lee Witt Director (Former) Federal Emergency Management Agency

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House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Environment

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Program ID:: 462073-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jun 25, 2019 | 2:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jul 11, 2019 | 12:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Jun 25, 2019 | 2:55pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 05, 2019 | 2:04pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 07, 2019 | 10:35am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Jul 10, 2019 | 7:08pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Jul 11, 2019 | 12:11am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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