Committee Response to the Ebola Outbreak

 

 

Dallas Field Hearing: Ebola in the Homeland: The Importance of Effective International, Federal, State, and Local Coordination

Oversight Letters Sent to Obama Administration

Press Releases

Op-Eds

Information from the CDC on Ebola

 

Information on Dallas Field Hearing

On Friday October 10th the Committee on Homeland Security held a field hearing in Dallas, Texas entitled “Ebola in the Homeland: The Importance of Effective International, Federal, State, and Local Coordination.” The Committee heard from experts on the current Ebola threat to the homeland and what is being done to stop the spread of this disease. More information on the hearing is available HERE.

 

Letters

9/16/14:        Letter to Secretary Johnson inquiring about inbound international screening procedures and training for CBP personnel on Ebola. 

10/10/14:      Letter to Commissioner Kerlikowske requesting enhanced entry screening at Dallas Fort Worth and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

10/15/14:      Letter to President Obama urging the reestablishment of the position of Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense Policy.

10/15/14:      Letter to Secretary Johnson and Secretary Kerry urging the temporary suspension of visas issued to individuals from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea and recommending that any diagnosed patients be treated at one of the four U.S. biocontainment units. 

 

Press Releases

McCaul Statement on DHS’s New Travel Restrictions
Oct. 21, 2014

McCaul Statement on President's Appointment of Ebola Coordinator
Oct 17, 2014

House Homeland Security Chairs Call on DHS, State Department to Suspend Visas from Ebola-Affected Countries
Oct. 15, 2014

Chairman McCaul Opening Statement at Hearing on Government Coordination to Combat Ebola
Oct. 10, 2014

McCaul to Hold Dallas Hearing on Government Coordination to Combat Ebola
Oct. 6, 2014

 

Op-Eds

McCaul Op-Ed: U.S. must be leader in Ebola fight, strategy (Houston Chronicle)
Oct. 28, 2014