Congresswoman Laurel Lee

So from a logistics and response perspective, yes.

So one thing about living in Florida is unfortunately we are very accustomed to dealing with severe weather.

So our emergency operations personnel are folks who work round the clock, year round on making sure that we're prepared for disasters, know how to collaborate with FEMA.

They know what assets we needed staged here to do an effective response.

Governor DeSantis works very closely with FEMA.

I know I have heard from the White House every day in the lead up and since the storm.

So I think in that sense, in the assets on the ground and response perspective so far, it's been very good.

Of course, we're going to continue to watch that and make sure that it stays that way.

With respect to funding, there is enough funding to be responding to the immediate need.

But I know I stand ready, absolutely, so do my colleagues in Florida, to go back to Washington, D.C.

the minute that it is needed.

If they do need more funding, we are absolutely ready to do that to make sure that we can continue, not just here in Florida, but also the people in North Carolina who are still suffering.

We need to make sure that our federal government is providing the disaster response that's needed.

Well, it's a detention center.

So the purpose is for it to be secure, to be orderly, to be safe and to be humane.

And Florida officials have insured and in fact have made very clear that they intend to provide a facility that is all of those things, that is safe for the people who are held there, that provides them appropriate nutritious food, medical care, access to attorneys, all of the things that they might need while they're in this facility.

That being said, that's what it is.

It is a detention facility.

Well, there is a big difference between keeping a place that is secure, that is orderly, and a place that is inhumane.