Josh Green: “My role within the Federal Government is to advocate for planetary science.”

This approval gives us access to specialized personnel, equipment and technical support that will help protect our communities, restore essential services and address the urgent needs created by Tropical Cyclone Lala.

There’s going to be a lot more to account for and we will be there to provide recovery and resources, but it’s going to take some time.

We were very present, and I think pretty competent and compassionate in our response, and we heard from a lot of people — both politicians and just people — that they appreciated that.

It just didn’t create a scenario in which another Democrat thought it made sense to run against us.