The Hill News

On Friday, I joined fellow congressman Gus Bilirakis, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security’s Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communication Subcommittee, in convening a field hearing in Clearwater Florida to hear from the frontlines on emergency management and hurricane response. It was helpful to hear from these hometown heroes and talk to residents of hurricane country.  Together with state and local officials, they emphasized what we already know too well - deep cuts to homeland security grants put our communities at risk. I trust their assessment because they, not Washington officials, are really the ones who respond when disaster strikes.

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