We need to be able to use military planes so that individuals in the mainland who want to send supplies are able to do so.
I know that I had heated and very colorful discussions with Brock Long because FEMA of course as we know in the Federal Government only give...
So your position is more advisory in terms of what should be needed and what specs you all would be willing to support?
And then that report goes to our Governor and then goes to the Federal partners in FEMA as well to make a determination of what reimbursemen...
And then in terms of the assessment, in the previous panel there was a discussion about the assessment.
I was struck by testimony from some of the witnesses who talked about the psychological feeling of having waiting days...
Mr. Vogel, would that be through you, FEMA, that the Rapid Repair Program is now being initiated rather than--and that's supposed to be rath...
But the Virgin Islands Government, Governor Mapp, did not go into the contract negotiations until he knew that Brock Long had agreed to begi...
So I guess the reason I'm asking this question is I'm concerned about those homes that still appear to be extremely damaged.
Please don't think that that means that I don't recognize the tremendous work and the amount of hours that you all put in.
I think there needs to be a serious look from our level as to whether or not we need to continue having regional offices that are in Puerto ...
And do you think that that was the proper mechanism for doing it rather than having individuals here berthed and staying in shelters on the ...
Because in the testimony I have from Miss Enwright, who is with St. John with Love City Strong and others, she discusses in her testimony th...
Why would you expend the money for the program if you didn't think that the Federal Government was going to reimburse you for it, which is h...
So if you are putting temporary housing and you are putting a temporary blue roof on a home at 25,000, then you are saying to permanently fi...
What can we do as the Federal Government and the local government working together to ensure that people who are living in homes that look l...
I've just got to tell you that we will be here as long as it takes in order to be able to get this place put back together again and be more...
Thank you so much for all that you and your men and women of the Coast Guard did for the Virgin Islands.
