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Tom Cole: “We're still paying to help people that dealt with Hurricane…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Full Interview | US Representative Tom Cole on ICE, FEMA concerns, President Trump's mental health

Published | Video Starts at 13:34

But if you have a major disaster and we have hurricane season, excuse me, tornado season coming up, I do worry about that. And we have ongoing obligations. We're still paying to help people that dealt with Hurricane Helene last year in the Carolinas or out on the West Coast. We had those awful fires. Those people ought to be getting uninterrupted support. And again, who's mad at fema? Nobody. I mean, you might want to restructure to make it more efficient. (13:34–13:42)

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Asserts that the government is still providing financial assistance to those affected by Hurricane Helene and West Coast fires.

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