I think it has a completely backwards. I think the hierarchy is a local response first supported by the state. And The federal government really comes in [after a disaster] and does provide funding after the fact. that. And one of the reasons we're holding these hearings is we're going to be asked to probably spend billions that never should have been required to be spent had the state and local officials done their job. (00:03–00:13)
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