Val Demings: “I`m not afraid of a tough fight. Rubio is.”

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.

But we`ve got to come together, as I said, at the local and state level. We`ve got to join the federal partners, and deal with this issue, particularly in the state of Florida.

We are here to solve problems.

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?