National Press Club to Host Newsmaker Media Briefing: Senator Landrieu to Speak on the New Legislation on Federal Government's Response to a Disaster or Emergency

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May 18, 2010, 10:20 ET

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Mary Landrieu will announce that she is introducing legislation to overhaul the law that governs the federal government's response to a disaster or emergency, at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, in the BOC – Suite 480, 4th Floor, the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.

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With the effort in the works for years, the Senator expects significant impact on the way the country responds to and recovers from a disaster.

The bill, ready for presentation during National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 24-28, incorporates dozens of "lessons learned" from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike and Gustav.

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