Mark Pryor actually said...

"I have heard, and I don't know how accurate it is, that it may be difficult for a lot of Federal employees to actually serve on those response teams."

"But also, it is a lesson learned area that you guys are working on to try to make sure it doesn't happen like this in the future, or at least that it is handled appropriately in the future, is that th..."

"Good. Well, that is encouraging."

"We need it to respond to emergency disaster events wherever they occur in the country."