Even in governors that have been very ugly to the president, the president still understands public assistance is needed. But for FEMA to be the fix all, which is what's happened, was never designed. FEMA was never designed for that. They're designed to be there on their worst day. They're not designed to be the first ones in and the last ones out. The states, once the project stabilizes, the states need to take that and run with it and they own some responsibility. (18:05–18:12)
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Asserts that FEMA's role is not to be the first and last responder but to assist on the worst days.
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