Field Hearing

A Year Later: Lessons Learned, Progress Made, and Challenges that Remain from Hurricane Ike

Date: September 25, 2009
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Galveston, Texas
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.

Member Statements

Senator

Mary L.

Landrieu

(D -
 LA)

Witnesses

Panel 1

Mayor

Lyda Ann

Thomas

Mayor of Galveston, Texas

Mayor of Galveston, Texas

Panel 1

Mr.

David

Callendar

President

University of Texas Medical Branch

Panel 1

Mr.

Frank

Dryden

Owner

Island Flowers/Fefertiti Boutique

Panel 1

Ms.

Sharon

Gillins

Owner

Y'a Bon Village Coffeehouse

Panel 2

Judge

Robert

Eckels

Chairman

State of Texas Commission for Recovery and Renewal

Panel 2

Mr.

Brad

Harris

Texas Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Ike

Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Panel 2

Mr.

Manuel

Gonzalez

Director, Houston District Office

U.S. Small Business Administration

Panel 2

Mr.

Frederick

Tombar

Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Disaster and Recovery Programs

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Panel 2

Mr.

Al

Alonzi

Assistant Division Administrator

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