Katrina Hearings

The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a hearing right now: "Post Katrina Health Care: Continuing Concerns and Immediate Needs in the New Orleans Region."

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UPDATE: Watch Energy and Commerce full committee Chairman John Dingell describe the Bush Administration's plan for health care in Louisiana:

"It asks the state to disassemble its statewide public hospital system and replace it with some form of insurance program - a most curious consequence."

Chairman John Dingell:

Watch Bryan Bertucci, M.D., the coroner for St. Bernard Health Center in Chalmette, LA, testify on the ongoing needs in his parish:

"What if your child had a problem, and you knew what they needed. As a parent, what would you do? St. Bernard, America, is your child. We need your help. We need brick, and we need mortar. We need permanent physicians, office buildings, and we need a hospital... as the hospitals meet later today, leave an empty chair for St. Bernard."

Coroner Bryan Bertucci, M.D.:

THIS WEEK:

3/13/07--Hearing

Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Chairman, Bart Stupak (MI)

Post Katrina Health Care: Continuing Concerns and Immediate Needs in the New Orleans Region

9:30 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

3/13/07--Hearing

Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee

Chairman John Lewis (GA)

Katrina Redevelopment Tax Issues, and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act

10:00 a.m. 1100 Longworth House Office Building

3/15/07--Markup

House Small Business Committee

Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (NY)

RECOVER Act of 2007 to reform the SBA's disaster loan program and provide relief to Gulf Coast Businesses

10:00 a.m. 2360 Rayburn House Office Building

A list of previous hearings in the extended entry:

ACTIVITY TO DATE:

2/6/07--Hearing

Financial Services Committee,

Chairman Barney Frank (MA)

Federal Housing Response to Hurricane Katrina

2/14/07--Hearing

House Small Business Committee

Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)

The Small Business Administration's Response to the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes

2/16/07--Bill Introduction

Jim Clyburn, Majority Whip,

Hurricane Katrina and Rita Federal Match Relief Act of 2007 which waives the 25 percent local funding match required under the Stafford Act and cancels the required repayment of Community Disaster Loans

2/22-23/07--Hearing in New Orleans

Financial Service Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

Maxine Waters (CA)

Solving the Affordable Housing Crisis in the Gulf Region Post Katrina: Why no Progress and What are the Obstacles to Success

2/28/07--Hearing

Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Chairman Mel Watt (NC)

Insurance Claims, Payment Processes in the Gulf Coast after the 2005 Hurricane

2/28/07--Hearing

Homeland Security Subcommittee on Homeland Security Management and Oversight

Chairman Christopher Carney (PA)

Reforming FEMA: Are we making progress?

2/28/07--Bill Introduction

Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

H.R. 1227, the Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007

3/1/07--Markup

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Chairman James Oberstar (MI)

Hurricane Katrina and Rita Federal Match Relief Act of 2007

3/7/07--Markup

Financial Services Committee,

Chairman Barney Frank (MA)

Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters (CA)

3/8/07--Hearing

House Small Business Committee

Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez (NY)

Hearing on RECOVER Act of 2007 (disaster loan bill)