Cedric Richmond: “The FEMA we had during Katrina and Rita was a FEMA that just didn't work.”

We can’t afford not to address climate change.

They don`t feel like they have enough to sell to the American people.

We want to invest in changing and addressing climate change, because we know these storms are getting stronger and more frequent, and the devastation is getting worse.

We’re going to keep our head down. We’re going to keep focused on the American people, not politicians, and we’re going to deliver for the American people.