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Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA) will lead a Subcommittee roundtable this week on the rising toll of disasters in the United States, both in terms of human lives and the loss of property.

The roundtable will examine data and information related to disaster costs and losses, the trends observed over time, and the projections for the future given the policies in place today.  Participants will include the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and experts from the academic community and private sector.

This Subcommittee roundtable, entitled “What is Driving the Increasing Costs and Rising Losses from Disasters?” is open to the public and news media (although video recording is not permitted), and scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Room 2253 of the Rayburn House Office Building.                    

Participants:

- The Honorable Joseph L. Nimmich, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Mr. Francis X. McCarthy, Analyst in Emergency Management Policy, Congressional Research Service
- Mr. Christopher P. Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office
- Dr. Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan, Executive Director, Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center
- Mr. Eric M, Nelson, Vice President, Catastrophe Strategy & Analysis, Travelers Insurance; representing the BuildStrong Coalition
- Mr. Stephen Ellis, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense

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