Hearing
Recovery Update: Status of FEMA Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands 5 Years After Hurricanes Irma & Maria
Agenda
Five years after the devastation Hurricanes Irma and Maria brought to Puerto Rico and the USVI progress has been made in the recovery efforts. However, many challenges remain. This hearing will provide the subcommittee an opportunity to hear directly from federal and territory officials on the remaining challenges in Puerto Rico and the USVI and lessons Congress might learn from the disaster recoveries.
Witnesses
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Panel I-
Anne Bink
Associate AdministratorOffice of Response and Recovery; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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Panel II-
Chris Currie
DirectorOffice of Homeland Security and Justice; Government Accountability Office; U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Panel II-
Adrienne Williams
DirectorOffice of Disaster Recovery
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Panel II-
Manuel Laboy
Executive DirectorOffice for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency
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Panel II-
Shay Bahramirad
Senior Vice PresidentLUMA Energy
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Panel II-
Josué Colón
Executive DirectorPuerto Rico Electric Power Authority