John Mica: “Thank you for your testimony and also for your leadership on this issue.”

We tried to get them to comply, but they never did fully comply.

Well, again, when I go to FEMA, they say: Well, we have to wait on the State to have their plan.

But, one, we don't have an inventory of vacant Federal properties or underutilized Federal properties. That's a given.

Again, if you don't have communication, I mean, when they couldn't communicate--and we held funds up a couple of times. I think I participated in that to get your attention.