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EXPLAINED THE PRESIDENT LOOKING AT
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PAST HURRICANES, TALKED ABOUT HOW HE'S PREPARING FOR THIS UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON AND THE LARGER ASPECT OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. HERE'S JAY CARNEY...
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THIS SUMMER AND REMAINS THE SECOND COSTLIEST HURRICANE IN U.S. HISTORY AS WELL AS RESPONSES ON THE HURRICANE IRENE LAST YEAR. THERE WERE ALSO A DISCUSSION...
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IT COMES WITH HURRICANE SEASON, WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION? >> THE CHALLENGES ARE VERY, VERY BIG. GUEST: THE AFTEREFFECT OF HURRICANE...
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AND THE POOR RESPONSE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THAT CRISIS WAS
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A TERRIFIC POLITICAL SETBACK TO PRESIDENT BUSH. FORTUNATELY, HE HAD ALREADY BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT BUT I'M SURE THE PRESIDENT OBAMA IS CONCERNED...
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GUEST: ESSENTIALLY, THE AGENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT DOVE HOMELAND SECURITY, THE CHIEF FEDERAL QUARTERBACK FOR THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANES
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AND OTHER SERIOUS NATURAL DISASTERS, BUT THE FRONTLINES OF PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC COME FROM STATES AND CITIES EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. THE FEMA...
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PROBLEMS ARE INCREASING AND THE FUNDING
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AS YOUR PRIOR ECONOMIC OBSERVER NOTED. THE FUNDING IS DROPPING VERY, VERY FAST. SO THERE IS TERRIFIC TENSION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC'S NEED FOR THESE...
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DISASTERS? GUEST: WELL FOR THE EMERGENCY DISASTER FUND, ABOUT $6.5 BILLION. SOMEWHERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
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BIG ROLE THEME OF PLAY IS WHEN A DISASTER HITS AND IF IT'S SERIOUS, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDS OVER THE -- UNDER THE STAFFORD...
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. YOU CAN ASK MICHAEL GREENBERGER QUESTIONS ON ONE OF THREE LINES THIS MORNING ON YOUR SCREEN -- YOU CAN ALSO END US AN E-MAIL IF...
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LINE. HI. CALLER: HI. GOOD MORNING. YES. CAN YOU DEFINE THIS BUDGING -- BUDGETING FOR DISASTER PREMIUMNESS? DOES THIS MEAN
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FOR BEFORE THE DISASTER OR AFTER? AND MY SECOND QUESTION. I COME FROM CENTRAL TEXAS HERE RECENTLY TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. I AM ORIGINALLY FROM SOUTHEAST...
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A 50-50 PROPOSITION. FEMA WITH THE HELP OF STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND THEN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OF THE CITY AND COUNTY LEVEL...
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SET UP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY FUNDS. EVERY TIME YOU SEE A MAJOR NATURAL DISASTER, A
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HURRICANE, TORNADOES, WILDFIRES, EARTHQUAKES, FLOODING, THE STATE HAS ITS OWN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT RESPONDS. THEY SET UP A -- WHAT IS CALLED AN...
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PEOPLE DEFINITELY NEED TO WANING TO THE FACT THAT ALL THESE FEMA CENTERS ARE OPENING UP ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THESE THREAT FUSION CENTERS THAT ARE OPENING...
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OR LOCAL LEVEL IS TO MAKE SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DISPLACED. IN A -- FOR EXAMPLE, CATEGORY FOUR OR FIVE HURRICANE. THE WINDS ARE SO PHENOMENAL...
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THEY HAVE LITTLE TIME TO HELP ANYONE. GUEST: I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT EXPERIENCE. IT IS TRUE THAT WHENEVER THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, THERE
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IS A RESPONSE MECHANISM CALLED THE INFINITE COMMAND SYSTEM. SOMEBODY IS PUT IN CHARGE OF THE SYSTEM, WHEREVER THE REGION IS THAT'S AFFECTED AND USUALLY...
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FROM THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: HI. MY ISSUE IS THAT EVERYBODY IN THE GOVERNMENT IS GENERALLY THERE -- THEY'RE ALL
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UNIONS. AND THIS IS COSTING AMERICAN TAXPAYERS HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY. WHERE THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN THE JAILS AND PRISONS,...
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FIRST RESPONDERS FROM NORTH CAROLINA ALL THE WAY UP THE COAST
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INTO NEW ENGLAND LAST SUMMER, THESE PEOPLE WHETHER THEY'RE UNION OR NON-UNION ARE PAID RELATIVELY LOW WAGES. I MEAN, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BANKERS, FOR...
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| 00:17:07 |
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IT COMES TO DISASTER SITUATIONS? GUEST: IF YOU GO TO FEMA'S WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE THEY HAVE AN ENORMOUS CHECKLIST THAT THEY DO. THEY DO TRAINING. THEY...
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WITH PRIVATE INSTITUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN AN EMERGENCY. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING FIRE...
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HURRICANE THAT I DID NOT HEAR YOU SPEAK ON ONCE. BUT I WILL SAY GOOD MORNING TO YOU GENTLEMEN. AND ALSO MS. PATRICE HILL WHEN SHE WAS ON, SHE SHOULD...
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PREPAREDNESS? CALLER: MY CLAIM WAS THAT THEY CLAIMED THAT MY CREDIT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED ALL OF THE DAMAGES AND I BROUGHT IN ALL...
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CALL. FEMA, THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND
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THE NATIONAL GUARD CAME IN PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS A MILE AWAY. THE GOVERNOR WAS OK. YOU GET THE IDEA. I STILL -- THIS IS MY SPECIFIC QUESTION. I STILL...
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CONCERN. THE PRIVATE INSURANCE SECTOR WILL JUST NOT TAKE THIS. THE RISKS ARE TOO HIGH AND THE PREMIUMS CAN'T COMPENSATE THE RISK. SO THE FEDERAL...
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IN NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET VIDEO LINKING TO THAT PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE'VE DONE ON IT AS WELL. FREEPORT,...
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WHERE THIS FEMA MONEY GOES. BECAUSE HURRICANE KATRINA TOOK PLACE YEARS AGO AND STILL TO THIS DAY, PEOPLE ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK, THEY'RE STILL SAYING THEY'RE...
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VERY POORLY DESIGNED, VERY POORLY IMPLEMENTED AT
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THE FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, THE MONEY THAT WAS SPENT ON THE RECOVERY WAS UNIFORMLY CRITICIZED. THOSE TRAILERS HAD TOXICITY PROBLEMS. THEY WERE...
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| 00:25:04 |
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PEOPLE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THREE TO FIVE DAYS ON THEIR OWN. GUEST: WHEN THERE IS A THREATENED A HURRICANE, THERE ARE MANY OBSERVERS OF THE
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HURRICANE CENTER IN FEMA. THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF THE HURRICANE AS IT IS COMING UP. I THINK PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. THERE...
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| 00:28:02 |
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I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN SPAWNS -- RESPONSE AND RECOVERY TRAINING.
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IF YOU LOOK AT ANY GIVEN DISASTER, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF TIME IS ON RESPONSE. THEN, IT IS THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY WERE 90% OF THE TIME, THE TRAINING...
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| 00:29:49 |
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ONLY FOUR HURRICANES, BUT EARTHQUAKES, THE WORST WILDFIRES, TORNADOES, GOT SWEPT UP IN THE DEBT CEILING FIGHT WAS SUMMER. THERE WAS A NATIONAL -- INITIAL...
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| 00:32:35 |
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SCAMMED THAT IS PRETTY GOOD SIZE. STEAM THAT CAN USE IT TO EVACUATE. YOU
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| 00:32:41 |
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CAN PUT ABOUT 50 PEOPLE THERE -- 1500 PEOPLE THERE. THE WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THESE? I HOPE WE DO. PLEASE RESPOND TO THESE PEOPLE THAT SEE THESE PLACES BEING...
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| 00:33:30 |
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RESIDENCES OR THEIR NURSING HOMES OR IF THEY ARE PATIENTS, THE INTENTION IS GOOD. I WISH EVERYBODY COULD RUB SHOULDERS WITH THE FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY....
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ARE FIGHTING THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE FEMA TRAILERS, THEY ARE A DISGRACE. THE NEXT TIME WHEN WE HAVE A DISASTER, MAYBE THEY WOULD PREFER TO CAMP OUT IN...
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| 00:36:40 |
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THAT SITUATION IS AN OBJECT LESSON ON HOW NOT TO DO RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. THE RESPONSE WAS WEAK. IT WAS POORLY ORGANIZED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS...
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ITS OWN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
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IN MARYLAND, IT IS THE MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. THAT IS USUALLY A CABINET LEVEL OFFICE. IN ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE THAT I KNOW OF, THAT YEAR...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.