The whole point of it is to lead with localities first, but then the federal government comes in and supports them through the federal emergency disaster declarations to help out. When it goes beyond that, we owe that to our fellow Americans. And This administration is trying to advocate all responsibility for [federal emergency management]. that. Obviously, I'm very much opposed to it. And what they're also advocating is the grant programs to Tempe and other localities to do planning in advance of these efforts so that they can better deal with national emergencies when they occur. (16:46–16:51)
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Asserts that the current administration is trying to abdicate responsibility for federal emergency management.
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