It would be difficult to tell that one community, you do not qualify for Federal disaster assistance because the rest of the State was not hit very hard.

The President has requested large increases in the budget and the President has requested $46 trillion worth of spending over the next 10 years.

It was not FEMA's finest hour when they did that.

I hear stories and read articles in the paper that the Disaster Relief Fund may be running out of money.

I was surprised this year when we received the denial on the one request, and I, frankly, will take some of the blame for that.

I think that FEMA, under Administrator Fugate, has been doing a good job.

What do you do come early August? What arrangements do you have to make?

So we do have to make difficult choices, and even in things where people are in need, we have to decide, can we take care of every natural occurrence that goes on.

I am actually getting ready to introduce the legislation to re-authorize the program.

It is interesting that you actually mentioned the Dumas scenario.

OK, great. Now, we will go to our second round.