Gary Palmer actually said...

"I think it is an unfortunate part of FEMA's history. I can understand why there is a built-in political bias for FEMA employees in Washington because only about 6.5 percent of the vote for President i..."

"the only Federal agency in the country that has failed to pass an independent audit, they remain on the GAO's High-Risk List for waste, fraud, and abuse for 34 years."

"If you start before the design is final, you are almost guaranteeing that you are going to have massive numbers of change orders."

"the fact that you have not had a successful audit in 34 years and the fact that you have not implemented much of what the GAO has recommended is problematic."