Kristi Noem: “I activated the National Response Coordination center, which…”

“Governors remain in the lead on these responses and we are continuously talking to them to see what they need to continue to take care of their citizens and make sure that people are safe. I activated the National Response Coordination center, which is where you are right now, two days ago. and we are monitoring the storm and coordinating federal support for the affected areas. At my direction, FEMA has already pre positioned commodities in many locations across the country.” (08:57–09:03)

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