Val Demings: “We do answer to the American people, even when it is uncomfortable to do so.”

Well, Anderson, it is great to be with you and look, I don't believe Florida Protecting Freedom, the organization who really were laser focused on this single issue, they did the work. They raised the funds, and they got more than enough…

We've just got to make sure that we improve our resiliency, cut some of the red tape so we can make people whole again, repair, restore some of the bridges and roadways that are completely closed.

Well, it's going to take a while for people to rebuild, to be made whole. You know, I chair the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery, just getting back from Puerto Rico, assessing the damage there from Hurricane…

As Members of Congress, our primary responsibility is the safety of the American people. When we think about our own children, our own grandchildren, wouldn't we do anything, anything at all to protect them?