Noem: Response in Texas ‘Exactly’ What Trump Envisions for FEMA

NOEM Their hearts are ░░░░░░░░ broken absolutely broken COMPAGNO ░░░░░░░░ Secretary you stood next ░░░░░░░░ the president as he ░░░░░░░░ about dismantling FEMA in ░░░░░░░░ of greater autonomy and ░░░░░░░░ resources under the control ░░░░░░░░ state and local officials ░░░░░░░░ this tragic situation underscore ░░░░░░░░ need for you or ░░░░░░░░ that change that dynamic ░░░░░░░░ what would work best ░░░░░░░░ forward NOEM I think ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing here ░░░░░░░░ exactly what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ envisioned for FEMA is ░░░░░░░░ allowing the state to ░░░░░░░░ the response and supporting ░░░░░░░░ in every way that ░░░░░░░░ can So this response ░░░░░░░░ driven by Governor Abbott ░░░░░░░░ his Emergency Management director ░░░░░░░░ the local officials that ░░░░░░░░ on the ground And ░░░░░░░░ were immediately there with ░░░░░░░░ fill in the gaps ░░░░░░░░ they needed and to ░░░░░░░░ them their disaster declaration ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible which ░░░░░░░░ almost immediately as soon ░░░░░░░░ the governor asked That ░░░░░░░░ the FEMA and how ░░░░░░░░ should operate rather than ░░░░░░░░ it operated under the ░░░░░░░░ Administration and previous administrations ░░░░░░░░ it was slow to ░░░░░░░░ slow to get resources ░░░░░░░░ We already have emergency ░░░░░░░░ teams on the ground ░░░░░░░░ have been there from ░░░░░░░░ very beginning And then ░░░░░░░░ want to empower the ░░░░░░░░ to do the response ░░░░░░░░ s necessary to best ░░░░░░░░ their people So you ░░░░░░░░ the FEMA that President ░░░░░░░░ wants in place is ░░░░░░░░ that takes care of ░░░░░░░░ but also empowers those ░░░░░░░░ who live in those ░░░░░░░░ that know how best ░░░░░░░░ respond to have the ░░░░░░░░ to do so Jones ░░░░░░░░ real quickly Madam Secretary ░░░░░░░░ still can t get ░░░░░░░░ the 45 minutes I ░░░░░░░░ from alert 45 minutes ░░░░░░░░ respond to the high ░░░░░░░░ of water I mean ░░░░░░░░ have one of your ░░░░░░░░ on we had on ░░░░░░░░ and Friends for the ░░░░░░░░ Guard and he said ░░░░░░░░ didn t feel safe ░░░░░░░░ in that water So ░░░░░░░░ can we expect you ░░░░░░░░ kids to respond in ░░░░░░░░ minutes NOEM Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ t get over it ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence I mean I ░░░░░░░░ can t wrap my ░░░░░░░░ around it The alerts ░░░░░░░░ out several hours in ░░░░░░░░ but the rise in ░░░░░░░░ level of water and ░░░░░░░░ quickly that happened just ░░░░░░░░ was unprecedented for this ░░░░░░░░ how quickly it happened ░░░░░░░░ that alert And what ░░░░░░░░ individuals had to do ░░░░░░░░ get to safety and ░░░░░░░░ these counselors and camp ░░░░░░░░ tried to do to ░░░░░░░░ those girls to safety ░░░░░░░░ absolutely unbelievable Hugging those ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday as they ░░░░░░░░ looking for their children ░░░░░░░░ talked to one father ░░░░░░░░ found one of the ░░░░░░░░ friends of his daughter ░░░░░░░░ he was still looking ░░░░░░░░ his daughter hugged one ░░░░░░░░ the grandpas who was ░░░░░░░░ for his granddaughter Yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Graham and I had ░░░░░░░░ call and a prayer ░░░░░░░░ shared some scriptures with ░░░░░░░░ at a church They ░░░░░░░░ still waiting to find ░░░░░░░░ loved ones and spent ░░░░░░░░ time visiting with them ░░░░░░░░ talking to them about ░░░░░░░░ difficult situation It really ░░░░░░░░ unbelievable the tragedy that ░░░░░░░░ are seeing and my ░░░░░░░░ and prayer is that ░░░░░░░░ can find inaudible these ░░░░░░░░ with their family members ░░░░░░░░ soon as possible COMPAGNO ░░░░░░░░ join you Secretary in ░░░░░░░░ prayers mightily Thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us this morning ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, Madam Secretary.”