As part of the CRI, the CDC and state public health personnel assess local emergency-management plans, protocols and capabilities for 72 Metropolitan Statistical Areas and four non-MSA large cities.

FORBES: America's Most And Least Disaster-Ready Cities

Democratic sources said the Senate deal reached Tuesday night includes proposals to replace the public option by creating a not-for-profit private insurance option overseen by the Office of Personnel Management, much like the current health plan for federal workers, along with the Medicare expansion.

CNN: Pelosi asks to see better way than public option