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Roy Blunt: “I just heard a suggestion that somehow this would confuse administrative lines of control and decisionmaking. I think…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2002
I just heard a suggestion that somehow this would confuse administrative lines of control and decisionmaking. I think just the opposite. The whole idea of a homeland security agency is to do away with that confusion. At a time when people need to respond, they need to know who makes the decision to respond. When there are people on the ground, they need to know the exact chain of command. We do not need people from six agencies all trying to respond in the same time in the least effective way. We need the Federal Government responding at the same time in the most effective way. This agency ensures that. We will have debate on the future of FEMA. FEMA should be part of a homeland security agency.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the establishment of a homeland security agency during a floor debate.

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