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Transcripts For CSPAN3 FEMA Administrator Testifies On Agency Readiness 20240710

Response to covid19. Distribution of Disaster Relief funds, climate change and femas efforts to prepare for future nationwide emergencies. Mississippi congressman chaired the committee. The committee will come to order. The meeting to receive testimony on an examining Femas Reainess to meet this mission. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. The gentlewoman from florida shall assume the duties of the chair in the event that i run into technical difficulties. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to discuss readiness to meet its mission. Were pleased to be joined by administrator chris, confirmed just two months ago. Administrator chris brings to the job a wealth of experience from Emergency Management, leader of one of femas national management assistants teams and two decades of service as a firefighter in the colorado national guard. I would also note shes the first woman to be confirmed by the senate and aapplaud the biden

Transcripts For CSPAN3 FEMA Administrator Testifies On Agency Readiness 20240710

On cspan2. Who was confirmed just two months ago, Administrator Criswell brings to the job a wealth of experience from her role as city management, leader of one of femas national Incident Management Assistance teams and over two decades of service as a firefighter in the colorado national guard. I would also note that she is the first woman to be confirmed by the senate to lead fema and i applaud the Biden Administration for selecting highly qualified individuals who reflect the diversity of our great nation. Administrative criswell steps into the role at a critical juncture as fema contends with ongoing responses to previous disasters, including western wildfires and 2017 hurricanes, while also continuing to manage the covid response, the current Disaster Season and other emergencies. For example, in Mississippi Weve suffered terrible loss of recent flooding, and i know many other communities have dealt with similar disasters this spring and summer. Over the weekend, we also watched

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the middle east on edge. after the united states and uk carry out multiple airstrikes on iran-backed houthi targets in yemen overnight. president biden defending the move and the concerns this could widen the conflict in the region. and we are only three days now away from the first major test of the 2024 election. the iowa caucuses, as republican candidates make their final pitches who are will come out on top and who is playing for second. they are all policing for a warm blanket because these caucuses are forecast to be the coldest ever. blizzard conditions, freezing temperatures and now severe weather warnings just in for other parts of the country. i m john berman with kate and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. we are just three days metalwala from the iowa caucuses and the gop hopefuls are facing an unexpected challenger, mother nature. the candidates have been crisscrossing the state making their final pitches to voters, but heavy snow, powe

Transcripts For CNNW Israel 20240703

hello, everyone. thank you for joining us. wolf blitzer is in washington. i ll talk with you in moment. we begin with our special coverage of the rapidly changing events in israel and gaza after days of waiting, the rafah border crossing between gaza and egypt was opened briefly this morning allowing 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to cross into gaza. the united nations says it included drinking water for more than 22,000 people. but that s just for a single day. international groups are warning 20 trucks isn t nearly enough aid. water, fuel, and food are all running decesperately low in ga and the united nations is warning that gaza s hospitals are on the brink of collapse. one american trapped in gaza described his situation to cnn this morning. we thought that we could stay close to the border because we have the state department on extracting us or getting us out of gaza. we have been here for a week. we re staying in a single-family home, two floors with about 40 p

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