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Mike Johnson: “Organizations like the Cajun Navy have saved thousands of…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Remote Address by House Speaker at the ARC Conference on American Renewal and Global Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 14:11

In times of disaster, local organizations are often the first to respond well before the broken and bureaucratic federal agencies ever arrive. And they often have a much higher mission success rate. By the way, in my home state of Louisiana, Organizations like the Cajun Navy have saved thousands of Louisianians during storms like Hurricane Katrina. Katrina. I tell these stories because they serve as evidence that strong communities built on the spirit of voluntary association and shared responsibility are still very much alive. (14:11–14:24)

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Asserts that the Cajun Navy has saved thousands of people in Louisiana during hurricanes.

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