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Rick Scott: “We opened up 700 shelters [for Hurricane Irma].”

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

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Senator Rick Scott Hosts Hurricane Preparedness Press Conference in Brevard County

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

And then we've always. The Red Cross has always been a great partner. So Jas Moran's here, but so take Irma, which was the biggest hurricane. We opened up 700 shelters [for Hurricane Irma]. So we called up, I think, 55 members of the National Guard, and we got them opened. But the Red Cross actually took care of them, and they did an unbelievable job. (09:07–09:10)

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