Field Hearing: “Weathering the Storm: Oversight of the Federal Response and Recovery Efforts in Southwestern Florida following Hurricane Ian”

Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce (Committee on Oversight and Accountability)

Thursday, August 10, 2023 (10:00 AM local time)

Lakes Regional Library
15290 Bass Road
Fort Myers, FL 33919

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Thomas McCool
Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Ian, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM

Ms. Marion McFadden
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:30 AM

Mr. Francisco Sánchez
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, Small Business Administration

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:44 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:44 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 10:44 AM

Panel two

Mr. Kevin B. Anderson
Mayor, Fort Myers, Florida

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/16/2023 at 01:14 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/11/2023 at 11:59 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/11/2023 at 11:59 AM

Mr. Chauncey Goss
Chairman, South Florida Water Management District Governing Board

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:04 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:04 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:04 AM

Mr. Brian Hamman
Chairman and District 4 Commissioner, Lee County, Florida

Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:16 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:16 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/10/2023 at 11:16 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 08/04/2023 at 03:45 PM
  • UC - Donalds - OpEd - "Lesson Learned from Hurricane Ian - Let's Embrace Nuclear" [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - List of Main Points from Fort Myers Beach [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Letter dated August 9, 2023, from City of Cape Coral Office of the Mayor to Rep. Donalds [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Statement for the Record - Robert & Amy Lazzell, Fort Myers Beach [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Oversight, Fort Myers Beach [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Statement for the Record - Randy Denzer, Volunteer from Texas [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Letter dated August 9, 2023, from Seminole Gulf Railway to Speaker McCarthy [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Article - "Man Refuses to Get Off His Fort Myers Beach Roof, Protesting FEMA Regulations" - WINK [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Letter dated August 9, 2023, from Rep. Donalds to Postmaster General DeJoy [PDF] Added 08/29/2023 at 04:54 PM
  • UC - Donalds - Article - "FEMA Delays Leave Many Hurricane Ian Victims Exasperated Nearly Five Months After the Disastrous Storm" - CNN [PDF] Added 08/30/2023 at 11:25 AM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 08/11/2023 at 01:52 PM
  • Hearing Transcript [PDF] Added 01/12/2024 at 12:13 PM

First Published: July 31, 2023 at 01:01 PM
Last Updated: January 12, 2024 at 12:13 PM


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