Combating terrorism: preparing and funding first responders : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, September 9, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 76 pages |
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Page 8 - CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, DC ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts JIM TURNER, Texas THOMAS H.
Page 8 - Massachusetts CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland LINDA T. SANCHEZ, California CA "DUTCH" RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON. District of Columbia JIM COOPER, Tennessee CHRIS BELL, Texas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) PETER SIRH, Staff Director MELISSA WOJCIAK, Deputy Staff Director ROB BORDEN, Parliamentarian TERESA AUSTIN, Chief Clerk PHILIP M. SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY, EMERGING THREATS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut,...
Page 8 - HENRY A. WAXMAN, California LAWRENCE J. HALLORAN, Staff Director and Counsel R. NICHOLAS PALARINO, Senior Policy Advisor ROBERT A.
Page 49 - Anyone else who might be giving testimony, if you'd stand and raise your right hands please. [Witnesses sworn.] Mr. SHAYS. Note for the record that all the witnesses have responded in the affirmative.
Page 6 - Yet we will do what is necessary, we will spend what is necessary, to achieve this essential victory in the war on terror, to promote freedom, and to make our own nation more secure.
Page 61 - With whatever capabilities they have, however, America's local emergency responders will always be the first to confront a terrorist incident and will play the central role in managing its immediate consequences. Their efforts in the first minutes and hours following an attack will be critical to saving lives, reestablishing order, and preventing mass panic. "The United States has a responsibility to provide them with the equipment, training, and other necessary resources to do their jobs safely...
Page 1 - One recent report of an independent task force sponsored by the Council of Foreign Relations [CFR], concluded the Nation's emergency responders remain, "dangerously ill-prepared to handle a catastrophic attack on American soil.
Page 5 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses. [The prepared statement of Hon. Dennis J. Kucinich follows:] Statement of Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich Ranking Minority Member House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations Hearing on "Combating Terrorism: The 9/1 1 Commission Recommendations and the National Strategies" September 22, 2004 Good morning.
Page 1 - Green, minority assistant clerk. Mr. SHAYS. A quorum being present, the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations hearing entitled Chemical and Biological Equipment: Preparing for a Toxic Battlefield,
Page 25 - ... attack or a natural disease outbreak is to hold a large-scale medical mobilization exercise. Despite the expense, Congress should mandate a realistic test of how much civilian and military medical assistance can be delivered, how fast. Unlike TOPOFF, where federal assets were pre-picked and pre-staged, the terms of the exercise should specify that teams deploy as notified. While the general nature and identity of the exercise location(s) would certainly be known beforehand and the timeframe of...