Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: The Next Phase : Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, September 14, 2005, Volume 4 |
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Page 1 - Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:04 am, in room SD-342, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Susan M. Collins, Chairman of the Committee, presiding. Present: Senators Collins, Voinovich, Coburn, Chafee, Warner, Levin, Akaka, Carper, Dayton, Lautenberg, and Pryor.
Page 116 - Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, which expands controls on certain dangerous biological agents and toxins.
Page 13 - It was on Tuesday that the levee — may have been overnight Monday to Tuesday — that the levee started to break. And it was midday Tuesday that I became aware of the fact that there was no possibility of plugging the gap and that essentially the lake was going to start to drain into the city. I think that second catastrophe really caught everybody by surprise.
Page 20 - I would ask that my full statement be placed in the record. Chairman COLLINS. Without objection. [The prepared statement of Senator Akaka follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR AKAKA Judge Chertoff, please accept my heartiest congratulations on your nomination.
Page 6 - Chairman COLLINS. Thank you. Senator Levin. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR LEVIN Senator LEVIN. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, and thanks to all of our witnesses.
Page 13 - Well, I think if you look at what actually happened, I remember on Tuesday morning picking up newspapers and I saw headlines, 'New Orleans Dodged The Bullet,' because if you recall the storm moved to the east and then continued on and appeared to pass with considerable damage but nothing worse.
Page 3 - Senator Lieberman. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR LIEBERMAN Senator LIEBERMAN. Thanks very much, Madam Chairman.
Page 14 - These troops are fresh back from Iraq, well trained, experienced, battle-tested, and under my orders to restore order in the streets. They have M-16s and they are locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill and they are more than willing to do so if necessary and I expect they...
Page 26 - Tex., recommends the abolition of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Youth Administration, and the Work Projects Administration.
Page 40 - Chairman and members of the committee, I want to thank all of you for giving...