Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Kevin to testify Wednesday in Washington, DC.....

According to the following link:
http://homeland.house.gov/press/index.asp?ID=580
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, will convene a full committee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security’s leadership in disaster planning and response related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The hearing, entitled “DHS Planning and Response: Preliminary Lessons from Deepwater Horizon,” will be an opportunity to examine the Department’s preparation and authority in carrying out its incident management role as well as its responsibilities under the National Response Framework as the coordinator for all agencies involved in a Federal response effort.
September 22, 2010 @ 10am @ 311 Cannon House Office Building - Witnesses:
(first panel):
Kevin Costner, Private Citizen
Craig Paul Taffaro, Jr., President, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
(second panel)
Richard M. Chávez, Acting Director, Operations Coordination and Planning, Department of Homeland Security
RADM. Peter Neffenger, Deputy National Incident Commander, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security
William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office


At the following link in the left hand column you'll see: Hearing Webcast (Live Only) Only available during committee meetings. You have to have Windows Media Player for it to work: http://hsc.house.gov/

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