Member Statements

•  Chairman Rand Paul R (KY)
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•  Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin D (WI)
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Agenda

The purpose of this hearing was to examine FEMA’s overall efforts to assist states in preparing for terrorism and natural disasters, to evaluate its progress in improving the management and coordination of grants, training and exercises, and to better understand the metrics used by the agency to measure overall progress toward the National Preparedness Goal. The hearing also examined recommendations related to national preparedness made by the Government Accountability Office and the DHS Office of Inspector General over the past several years.

Witnesses

• The Honorable  Timothy W. Manning

  Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness

  Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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• The Honorable  John Roth

  Inspector General

  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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• Christopher Currie

  Director of Emergency Management, National Preparedness, and Critical Infrastructure Protection

  Homeland Security and Justice Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
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• John Drake

  Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

  U.S. Department of Transportation
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