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September 29, 2005  
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SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REQUESTS EXTENSIVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA INVESTIGATION
 
SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REQUESTS EXTENSIVE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, DC—As part of the Committee’s investigation into Hurricane Katrina, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins and Ranking Member Joseph Lieberman have requested an extensive list of government documents related to planning for and response to the hurricane.

Senators Collins and Lieberman have requested documents from the States of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Department of Commerce.

Copies of the document requests are posted on the Committee’s website: www.hsgac.senate.gov.
 
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September 19 - Senators Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman Call on DHS to Issue Unclassified Version of Natl Transportation Security Strategy

 
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September 16 - Senators Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman Unveil Bill to Assign an IG to Oversee Katrina-Related Expenditures

 
September 14 - Senators Collins, Lieberman Hold First Congressional Hurricane Katrina Hearing

 
September 13 - Lieberman Calls for Funding for First Responder Communications

 
September 12 - Lieberman Statement on Michael Brown Resignation

 
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September 6 - Lieberman Statement on HSGAC Katrina Investigation

 
September 2 - Senators Collins and Lieberman Launch Oversight Investigation of Hurricane Relief Efforts, Emergency Preparedness
 

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