But as Mr. Richardson I'm sure knows, under federal law, under the national response framework, FEMA does not wait for a request from the local government. Under the national response Framework, federal law requires FEMA to anticipate the needs of states in disasters, to coordinate proactively and not to wait on the state's request for positioning resources. (00:27–00:33)
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Asserts that FEMA is not required to wait for local government requests before acting.
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