WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Craig Fugate, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans": * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to appear before you. I served the State of Florida as Director of Emergen  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos, R-Florida, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, released the following opening statement from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "A Review of the Office of Space Commerce's Mission Authorization Proposal": * * * We can't be number one on Earth if we are number two in space. Under the bold leadership of President Trump and Administrator Jared Isaacman, NASA is demonstrating that America belongs at  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans." FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. My name is Jim Mathe  more