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 Fiona. And now here we are, as you know, Ian hit Florida hard. My heart goes out to the people in southwest Florida, to the families who lost loved ones.
Demings emphasizes the long recovery process ahead for the affected communities and expresses her condolences to those who lost loved ones.
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