ADVISORY: Cardin To Testify Before Homeland Security Subcommittee On Efforts To Recover From Hurricane Sandy

ADVISORY: Cardin To Testify Before Homeland Security Subcommittee On Efforts To Recover From Hurricane Sandy

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Contact: Susan Sullam, 410-962-4436

December 4, 2012

 

Cardin To Testify Before Homeland

 

Security Subcommittee On Efforts To

 

Recover From Hurricane Sandy

 

Wednesday, December 5, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) will testify before the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee about response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy.  The Senator will talk about the need to invest in storm mitigation infrastructure to better protect vulnerable areas from future damage.  Others testifying before the Subcommittee include: Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA and Shaun Donovan, Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 

The President signed a disaster declaration for Maryland on November 21, which allows FEMA to provide public assistance disaster relief for most of Maryland, as well as hazard mitigation relief for the entire state. 

 

·        WHAT: Senator Cardin to testify before Homeland                         Security Subcommittee on Hurricane Sandy

 

·        WHEN: Wednesday, December 5 at 10 a.m.

 

·        WHERE: Dirksen, Room 192

 

NOTE: A live stream webcast will be available beginning a few minutes before the beginning of the hearing at the Appropriations Committee’s website -- www.appropriations.senate.gov/