Members of Congress Press FEMA, HHS on Federal Government’s Failures on Puerto Rico Fatality Count Following Hurricane Maria
A recent study published by the
"The inability to obtain an accurate accounting of fatalities following a natural disaster that occurred on
In October,
The Members of
Senators
Since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated
* Joined her colleagues in introducing new legislation to establish federal procedures for counting fatalities following a natural disaster.
* Met with Puerto Rican families from
* Introduced legislation that would activate the
* Led her colleagues in writing to the
* Co-sponsored legislation by Senator
* Led her colleagues in urging
* Written to the
* Joined Representative
* Called on
* Joined her colleagues in sending a letter to Education Secretary
* Led her colleagues in calling on
* Co-sponsored a resolution by Senator
* Joined her colleagues in writing to the
* Led her colleagues in writing to
* Called on the
* Led a group of three senators in requesting information on
* Joined
* Along with colleagues from both chambers of
* Urged FEMA to extend benefits for the Transitional Shelter Assistance program to
* Requested that the Inspector General of the
* Written to the
* Led her colleagues in the
* Led the
* Led a congressional delegation trip to
* Led eight of her colleagues on the
* Called for an investigation of the
* Introduced a comprehensive plan, along with
* Led five of her
* Joined colleagues in urging
* Urged Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight and Management Board to request that the Court overseeing
* Led a group of 12 senators asking the
* Written to the
* Joined colleagues in demanding federal agencies expedite power restoration efforts in
* Joined in leading a group of 7 senators in pushing the Trump administration to increase efforts on Vieques and Culebra, especially securing the Vieques Superfund site.
* Urged the
* Led a group of senators urging
* Called for
* Participated in a
* Led a coalition of senators in a letter to
* Held community meetings in
* Pressed
* Urged HHS to provide additional resources and better coordinate efforts to combat the growing public health crisis on the ground.
* Called on the President to use his authority under the Defense Production Act to more swiftly respond to the disaster.
* Written to Republican leadership requesting that
* Asked
* Joined
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