… scope of its power and also the size of its spending prowess that it uses in various ways to reduce the autonomy of states. But on day to day issues, When we had the hurricane in 2022 and the hurricanes in 24, FEMA was not on the front lines. We were on the front lines. The local emergency responders were on the front line. We are the first line of defense. (1:47:26–1:47:33)
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Asserts that FEMA was not on the front lines during hurricanes in 2022 and 2024.
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