Member Statements

• Senator Mary L. Landrieu D (LA)
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Agenda

A joint field hearing with the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery was held in Galveston, Texas.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Mayor  Lyda Ann Thomas

  Mayor of Galveston, Texas

  Mayor of Galveston, Texas
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• Mr.   David Callendar

  President

  University of Texas Medical Branch
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• Mr.  Frank Dryden

  Owner

  Island Flowers/Fefertiti Boutique
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• Ms.  Sharon Gillins

  Owner

  Y'a Bon Village Coffeehouse
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Panel 2

• Judge  Robert Eckels

  Chairman

  State of Texas Commission for Recovery and Renewal
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• Mr.  Brad Harris

  Texas Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Ike

  Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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• Mr.  Manuel Gonzalez

  Director, Houston District Office

  U.S. Small Business Administration
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• Mr.  Frederick Tombar

  Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Disaster and Recovery Programs

  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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• Mr.  Al Alonzi

  Assistant Division Administrator

  Texas Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
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