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Rick Scott: “FEMA is a response to the governor. So if the governor asks…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Florida hurricane season: Sen. Rick Scott talks preparation | FULL

Published | Video Starts at 03:56

And so you've got to be extremely careful. But we've got FEMA reaching for administrator Rob action. So the way FEMA works is first it's youth, then it's local, then it's state. And the FEMA is a response to the governor. So if the governor asks for resources, it's generally money. They don't have a whole bunch of people that walk in and say, hey, let me do something for you. (03:56–04:03)

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Asserts that FEMA responds to requests from the governor, primarily providing financial resources.

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