We feel like we have a good relationship with FEMA. I`m happy to brief the president if he`s interested in hearing what we`re doing in Florida. My view on all this is, like, you got people`s lives at stake. You got their property at stake. And we don`t have time for pettiness. We got to work together to make sure we`re doing the best job for them. So, my phone -- my phone line is open.
Ron DeSantis emphasizes the importance of collaboration with FEMA and the urgency of addressing the needs of Floridians during a disaster.
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At the same time, I mean, we’ve had some [storms] where there’ve been a lot more [deaths].
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“So, somebody, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have spent money by bringing the guard or doing this. You didn’t need them.’ Well, you don’t know that.”
Look, you got to jump through bureaucratic hoops with this process. It’s just is what it is. And our folks did that very, very well. And so, that was submitted last night. They have it and we expect a decision on that very, very quickly.
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