This isn't a case where an emergency occurs and you call up and say, can we help? I presume there's already a relationship established.

They did everything that they could have possibly done. They postponed a non-emergency surgery in order to be available as a backup to the local hospital.

And it's important to me, it seems to me that the local and State emergency preparedness folks know of your capacity and as part of their toolkit.

That's what I'm looking for. There's a pre-existing structure. It's not ad hoc when an emergency strikes.

One suggestion that Senator Rubio and I are working on is funding preventive measures so that we're preventing the disaster, which is much more expensive to remedy than it is to prevent.

They did everything that they could have possibly done. They postponed a non-emergency surgery in order to be available as a backup to the local hospital.

Maine is a big small town with very long streets.

That's what I'm looking for. There's a pre-existing structure. It's not ad hoc when an emergency strikes.

This isn't a case where an emergency occurs and you call up and say, can we help? I presume there's already a relationship established.

I've come to realize that I'm now above that.

And it's important to me, it seems to me that the local and State emergency preparedness folks know of your capacity and as part of their toolkit.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It was very impressive the way that came together.

I've come to realize that I'm now above that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It was very impressive the way that came together.

Maine is a big small town with very long streets.

I've come to realize that I'm now above that.

One suggestion that Senator Rubio and I are working on is funding preventive measures so that we're preventing the disaster, which is much more expensive to remedy than it is to prevent.

And it's important to me, it seems to me that the local and State emergency preparedness folks know of your capacity and as part of their toolkit.