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Roundtable on Federal Disaster Assistance Roles, Programs and CoordinationEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA) will lead a Subcommittee roundtable tomorrow to examine and discuss federal disaster assistance programs, the requirements and effectiveness of those programs, and coordination among various agencies and stakeholders. Participants will include the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and experts from state government and the private sector. This Subcommittee roundtable, entitled “Federal Disaster Assistance: Roles, Programs and Coordination” is open to the public and news media (although video recording is not permitted), and scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Room 2253 of the Rayburn House Office Building. # # # |