Barack Obama: “Part of the reason we're going to be able to respond quickly to all of…”

On the recordOctober 30, 2012

Part of the reason we're going to be able to respond quickly to all of this is because they helped make sure that FEMA financing was in place.

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President Obama attributes the swift federal response to established FEMA financing.

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