Harry Reid: “In recent years in the State of Nevada we have had two natural disasters that have been very traumatic. One was in Reno…”

“In recent years in the State of Nevada we have had two natural disasters that have been very traumatic. One was in Reno, one in Las Vegas, and both were floods. The majority of the natural disasters that we have in America, are caused by water. There are earthquakes, of course, and there are fires, but most of our natural disasters have to do with water. As I just mentioned, in Las Vegas and Reno we had two devastating floods. They both destroyed property. Thankfully the loss of life was fairly minimal, but there were lives lost, nevertheless, these floods were devastating. Homes were washed away. Businesses were washed away. The one highlight, as I look back, was the fact that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, was there and they did a wonderful job. They were there during the violent storms--the storm in Las Vegas and the one in Reno. I cannot stress enough how important FEMA was to the people of the State of Nevada.”