February 14, 2008   LIEBERMAN REACTS TO CDC ASSESSMENT OF FEMA TRAILERS   WASHINGTON – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., issued the following statement Thursday in reaction to a conclusion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that formaldehyde levels are higher than normal in FEMA travel trailers and mobile homes provided to families made homeless by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “The preliminary findings on formaldehyde issued today by the CDC are deeply troubling, not just for the disturbing news they contain for thousands of victims already knocked off their feet by Hurricane Katrina but also because it has taken FEMA so long to finish the testing, despite longstanding concerns. FEMA must expeditiously move trailer occupants into alternative housing that doesn’t pose a danger to their health.”   ###   Printable Version   « previous Press Release next Press Release »   1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 February 2008 Press Releases   February 28 - LIEBERMAN CALLS FOR WIDER, EASIER, TIMELY ACCESS TO CRS REPORTS   February 27 - LIEBERMAN, COLLINS CALL FOR MORE OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS   February 22 - LIEBERMAN CALLS ON SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO FUND FY2009 HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS ADEQUATELY   February 19 - LIEBERMAN HAILS END OF LONG FIGHT OVER DHS EMPLOYEE RIGHTS   February 15 - LIEBERMAN PRAISES WALKER’S PUBLIC SERVICE   February 14 - LIEBERMAN, COLLINS WILL WORK TO STRENGTHEN STATE AND LOCAL HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS   February 14 current Press Release   February 14 - LIEBERMAN URGES HOUSE TO MOVE QUICKLY ON FISA REAUTHORIZATION   February 13 - LEGISLATION NEEDED TO REQUIRE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES TO STEP UP CIVIL SUPPORT DURING DOMESTIC CATASTROPHES   February 8 - LIEBERMAN, COLLINS MOVE FORWARD ON INVESTIGATION INTO NUCLEAR TERRORISM READINESS   February 4 - LIEBERMAN RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT’S BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510