Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi
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They could go bankrupt.
They could go bankrupt.
They could go bankrupt.
uh if they get a category four storm and they don't have federal reimbursement if the federal government isn't coming out and organizing resources you know because fema doesn't have a lot of resources it's dod that's got the resources other agencies fema organizes that and brings it if no one's doing that after a katrina for louisiana or a helene uh in north carolina people are gonna die
uh if they get a category four storm and they don't have federal reimbursement if the federal government isn't coming out and organizing resources you know because fema doesn't have a lot of resources it's dod that's got the resources other agencies fema organizes that and brings it if no one's doing that after a katrina for louisiana or a helene uh in north carolina people are gonna die
uh if they get a category four storm and they don't have federal reimbursement if the federal government isn't coming out and organizing resources you know because fema doesn't have a lot of resources it's dod that's got the resources other agencies fema organizes that and brings it if no one's doing that after a katrina for louisiana or a helene uh in north carolina people are gonna die
And these places are not going to have a good response, and they're not going to recover. I did Hurricane Michael. That was one of the recoveries I did in the Panhandle. Extremely poor area, all Republican, by the way. Without the money the federal government sent in the first Trump administration, these towns would never recover. They'd be gone.
And these places are not going to have a good response, and they're not going to recover. I did Hurricane Michael. That was one of the recoveries I did in the Panhandle. Extremely poor area, all Republican, by the way. Without the money the federal government sent in the first Trump administration, these towns would never recover. They'd be gone.
And these places are not going to have a good response, and they're not going to recover. I did Hurricane Michael. That was one of the recoveries I did in the Panhandle. Extremely poor area, all Republican, by the way. Without the money the federal government sent in the first Trump administration, these towns would never recover. They'd be gone.
And so this is something that, you know, we're not talking about, but we're getting into hurricane season and I'm worried about whether or not FEMA is going to work. There are there are people in the Trump administration, the West Wing, OK, that are from Florida and know this.
And so this is something that, you know, we're not talking about, but we're getting into hurricane season and I'm worried about whether or not FEMA is going to work. There are there are people in the Trump administration, the West Wing, OK, that are from Florida and know this.
And so this is something that, you know, we're not talking about, but we're getting into hurricane season and I'm worried about whether or not FEMA is going to work. There are there are people in the Trump administration, the West Wing, OK, that are from Florida and know this.
They got to stop the secretary who's never done a disaster cleanup in her entire life, being from being the governor where she was. OK, that that this is needed. That doesn't mean there doesn't need to be reformed. Ben, FEMA does need to reform. They need to get faster, smaller. They need to get out of Homeland. They need to stop doing all of the immigration grants.
They got to stop the secretary who's never done a disaster cleanup in her entire life, being from being the governor where she was. OK, that that this is needed. That doesn't mean there doesn't need to be reformed. Ben, FEMA does need to reform. They need to get faster, smaller. They need to get out of Homeland. They need to stop doing all of the immigration grants.
They got to stop the secretary who's never done a disaster cleanup in her entire life, being from being the governor where she was. OK, that that this is needed. That doesn't mean there doesn't need to be reformed. Ben, FEMA does need to reform. They need to get faster, smaller. They need to get out of Homeland. They need to stop doing all of the immigration grants.
Let ICE and Homeland run their own grants. FEMA shouldn't be running them. Okay, so there are things we can fix, but to get rid of this for the American people would be devastating beyond belief. And I haven't even talked about what they've done at NOAA
Let ICE and Homeland run their own grants. FEMA shouldn't be running them. Okay, so there are things we can fix, but to get rid of this for the American people would be devastating beyond belief. And I haven't even talked about what they've done at NOAA
Let ICE and Homeland run their own grants. FEMA shouldn't be running them. Okay, so there are things we can fix, but to get rid of this for the American people would be devastating beyond belief. And I haven't even talked about what they've done at NOAA
about you know getting rid of weather balloons and getting rid of people being able to figure out how we're going to track these hurricanes the hurricane hunters there's questions whether those planes are going to be able to get in the air there's time to still fix this uh on on what doge did to those two departments that's why i asked that question at the end i think sometimes the most important things are the questions that are least asked and i think it's been proven once again congress member thank you for joining us you got it ben thanks
about you know getting rid of weather balloons and getting rid of people being able to figure out how we're going to track these hurricanes the hurricane hunters there's questions whether those planes are going to be able to get in the air there's time to still fix this uh on on what doge did to those two departments that's why i asked that question at the end i think sometimes the most important things are the questions that are least asked and i think it's been proven once again congress member thank you for joining us you got it ben thanks