All of these things came and we were not prepared then, and we certainly are prepared today. Is that frustrating to know that? Oh, absolutely. Because after. After 9/11, I realized that the eight medical depots we had with medical equipment, medical supplies, was not enough. And I went to Congress and got permission and the authority to go from 8 to 12. And I said, now we got to fill them up with all the things and we have to get prepared for a surge capacity. (03:31–03:41)
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