We'll talk more about that. I wanted to turn to Dr. Bennett Gale. In your testimony, you talked about the importance of a whole community approach to emergency preparedness. The Ready for Disasters act will create a commission that will have on the commission people with disabilities, older adults and experts to provide guidance on inclusion. inclusion of those Americans on such a commission so that they're prepared and we're prepared during disasters. These particular citizens of ours have specific needs before, during and after disasters that are often ignored. (02:51–03:04)
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