"Secretary Chertoff's proposal is just another example of placing a small
band aid on a gaping wound.

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"Implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission are critical.

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As the recent hurricanes showed , Mother Nature is
as big a threat to our nation as terrorism, and our country must prepare
better to respond to our citizens in her wake.

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"The only way to avoid the past failures of FEMA is to address three
fundamental problems, which Katrina brought so vividly to light:

* FEMA must be led by a director statutorily required to possess
experience in emergency management .

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WASHINGTON, Today Congressman Bennie G.

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"The Commission rightly recognized the need for and called on the
government to provide additional resources to fire fighters and other first
responders so they can perform their jobs effectively in response to a
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Thompson Calls Chertoff 's Proposals to Restructure FEMA a Band Aid Fix

* The organizational structure of the Department of Homeland Security must
reflect the vital connection between the FEMA director and the President
of the United States -- the director must report directly to the
president during all incidents of national significance.

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"To be properly equipped to respond no matter the circumstances, fire
fighters across this country need more staffing, more equipment , more
training, better communications and more federal resources allocated and put
into place to better save lives and protect property. For more
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"The Department of Homeland Security has a record of presenting half-
truths and half-solutions, which do little more than grab the headlines.

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The IAFF, headquartered in Washington, DC, is the 12th largest union among
the 54 national unions that makeup the AFL-CIO. The IAFF represents more than
270,000 professional fire fighters and emergency medical personnel who protect
80 percent of the nation's population.

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Fire fighters lost 343
of our own that fateful day, and we recognize that it will take ongoing
diligence to prevent, deter and prepare to respond to another terrorist
attack, as well as continuous coordination and effort from all levels of our
government. To focus only on some disasters only weakens the federal government's
response.

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More than 2,900 affiliates serve
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National Preparedness and Response Must Focus on 'All Hazards,'
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WASHINGTON, The General President of the
International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO /CLC, Harold Schaitberger,
issued this statement today regarding the report by the former 9/11 Commission
on the status of their recommendations for a more secure America:

"The 9/11 Commission has served this country well.org. Unfortunately, Secretary Chertoff and the
Bush Administration recognize the Federal role in word alone.

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9/11 Commission Recommendations Need to Add a Dose of Katrina Rita and Wilma

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But we are calling on Congress and the Bush administration to add to those
recommendations the lessons learned from Katrina, Rita and Wilma, so our
nation is as prepared as possible for the next event that comes our way,
whether it's manmade, accidental, intentional or a natural disaster once
again. Thompson
(D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, issued the
following statement regarding Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's
plan to turn FEMA into a better "response " agency.

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"It's time now for politicians, policy wonks and bureaucrats to recognize
that first responders -- the people this nation counts on in a time of
disaster -- need to be prepared to respond to all hazards if we are going to
truly secure our homeland.
"The ability of the federal government to effectively respond to an
emergency is directly tied to its efforts to prepare and enable first
responders to deal with a disaster.

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Their actions
demonstrate that they have actually weakened the Federal role in disaster
preparedness by cutting Emergency Management Grants by nearly $15 million and
narrowly focusing most of the Department's resources on terrorism related
issues.

* FEMA must operate in accord with the emergency management "cycle" system
-- requiring the re-unification of preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation efforts.

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The Secretary 's recommendations do little to
address the larger problems caused by separating the preparedness and response
functions at the Department of Homeland Security. But
the American people see through it and deserve better.