Examining Our Nation's Natural Disaster Readiness and Recovery Efforts

We on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing this past week to review our nations natural disaster recovery efforts, as well as to evaluate federal agencies progress in implementing recovery objectives, allocating assistance funding, and meeting associated deadlines.

Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Congress approved legislation to provide emergency disaster assistance and to reform, expedite, and streamline federal disaster recovery programs. Its crucial that we conduct oversight of recovery efforts for super storms, like Hurricane Sandy, to ensure our federal disaster recovery programs are working as effectively as possible.