Kendrick Meek: “Of course. And that is in section 5 of the joint operations. But let me just say this. If there was an equal 50-50 power…”

“Of course. And that is in section 5 of the joint operations. But let me just say this. If there was an equal 50-50 power on the committee, then, obviously, there would be time for compromise. Okay, if you want to subpoena this witness, we want to subpoena that witness, and let us just compromise. Even though we do not fully agree, we will get our members to vote for it. But let me just say this. I think that it is important for us to remember that this is not the only battle as it relates to making sure that this never, ever happens again, especially after a 9/11 bill passed through, Homeland Security given all this authority, FEMA having the resources to pre-stage the equipment and to be able to move in for it to ever happen again. Whether it is something the Governor did not do in Mississippi or Louisiana or Alabama, or something that the mayor did not do in the town, wherever it may be, Gulfport, New Orleans, what have you, we have to get to the bottom of it. Americans are pouring their hearts out and their money out, and we are using their taxpayer dollars to send down to the affected areas, and rightfully so, without the proper oversight and without any real congressional review. If a Member of Congress wanted to go down and see exactly what the Federal response was, you cannot go on what we call a congressional visit, go down there on a CODEL. No, you cannot. You have to find your own way down. Good luck, Charlie. You find your own way down there.…”