We need to get the full weight and force of government and community working together to be here to support people. She explained how she's exploring ways to address the issue through a possible National Defense Authorization act amendment. One of the things I'm actually looking at at Congress is giving the military the authority to act without the governor or a mayor for a longer period of time. People don't realize that the military needs to be directed by the state or the counties in order to do things, she said. They have the authority within the first 48 hours for urgent matters. (01:23–01:34)
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Asserts she is considering legislation to extend military authority in disaster response.
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