CNN’s Kayyem: It Is Time for This Country to Address How We Spend Disaster Relief Money

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KAYYEM: "So I'm not quite sure what world they're imagining would be better or worse. I think -- I think honestly the White House doesn't like certain governors and -- and likes other governors. There's no -- every governor is going to have some oversight over this -- this funding, but we could make it faster, we could base it on conditions. The problem is that this debate about conditions, which is a legitimate debate to have in a country that's facing climate disasters like we are, you know Donald Trump has linked it to -- to voting changes in California --"
BOLDUAN: "Yeah."
KAYYEM: "-- sort of random things that have nothing to do with recovery. I think the time is now though that we begin to think about --"
BOLDUAN: "The reforms could get lost in the politics."
KAYYEM: "Exactly. That the -- that the recovery money should be spent to build these communities so they're ready for the next hurricane, the next fire, the next flooding. And -- and -- and -- and it's a -- it's -- it is time for this country to address it, address it seriously."