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Greg Abbott: “We needed improvements in FEMA and it needed to be what I…”

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Governor Greg Abbott Addresses Texas Flooding Crisis and Disaster Response

Published | Video Starts at 28:01

Should it be phased out? So one thing I most state governors, most state officials as well as the federal government could agree upon and that is We needed improvements in FEMA and it needed to be what I call right sized so that it would be more nimble, quicker in the response. but also understanding that it's the locals who know what is best in responding to a disaster. And local is defined by these local communities, whether it be Leander or Travis county or Williamson county, whatever the case may be. (28:01–28:13)

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Asserts the need for improvements in FEMA to make it more efficient.

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