New England Officials Testify at Storm Hearing

Spurred by major storms that had left millions of New Englanders without power last year, a Senate committee is questioning what can be done at the federal level to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Massachusetts Sens. John Kerry and Scott Brown requested last Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene and a freak October snowstorm.