Chairs DeFazio and Titus Issue Statements on President's National Emergency Declaration in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 14, 2020
March 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statements after President Trump invoked the Stafford Act, which allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate a national response to the coronavirus pandemic:
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over FEMA.
"This emergency declaration will . . .
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has jurisdiction over FEMA.
"This emergency declaration will . . .