And so our allies in Saudi Arabia face as great, if not a greater, threat by virtue of this escape than we do. |
As you know, President Bush was highly engaged in the preparation and response effort, beginning when Katrina was a tropical storm off the coast of Florida. |
divorce this from partisan politics. |
equally important that we not permit this valuable tool to be caught up in unnecessary rhetoric. |
FedEx can track a package anywhere in the world real-time. FEMA should be able to do the same thing for ice, water and food. |
FedEx can track a package around the world anywhere, real time. The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be able to do the same with ice, water and food. |
Hurricane Katrina was a deadly reminder that we can and must do better, and we will. |
I find the developments in Yemen not only deeply disappointing but of enormous concern to us, especially given the capabilities and the expertise of the people who were there. |
I haven't presumed that there needs to be a revision of the Stafford or Insurrection Act, |
I reject outright the suggestion that president Bush was anything less than fully involved. |
I should make clear from the outset that we do not know if the bird virus we are seeing overseas will ever become ... a pandemic. |
If it were that simple, it would have been easier. There were numerous reports about the levees. Most of them were inconsistent. |
If you have integrated the National Guard and active duty forces this shouldn't be an issue. |
In response to Hurricane Katrina, the National Response Plan came up short. We need to rewrite the NRP so it is workable and so it is clear. |
In truly catastrophic events state and locals may be incapacitated or overwhelmed or even worse. |