Mark Pryor actually said...

"We also need to keep our eye on the larger ball of preparedness around the Nation."

"This area is absolutely critical to keeping things going around the country and around the world as we need them to."

"Washington, D.C. has gone through some recent weather events and other things and we see continued gridlock in communications."

"I can't think of a more frustrating example of families through no fault of their own being kind of ping-ponged from one governmental entity to another."