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Know, as best we could. i grew up in florida so im not a stranger to hurricanes. and of course weve had a number of active hurricane seasons recently. as a u.s. congressman we had hurricane matthew where my district was the district most affected. granted, that could have been worse than the path it ultimately took. and obviously hurricane irma, that affected almost everybody in the state. so i have a lot of experience just understanding kind of how some of the wheels go in motion. and then weve...

Now right here in the parking lot. has that changed on your part with the new administration or is this just happenstance or was it a new approach? >> thats just what we planned. >> im not exactly familiar in terms of how they did before i was here that when we did the hurricane exercise, this is how weve anticipated it happening and jared has developed a really good relationship with folks in fema and they really appreciate all the hard work hes doing, so i think we are on the same page i will ...

I grew up in florida, so im not a stranger to hurricanes and weve had a number of active hurricane seasons recently. the u.s. congressman, we had hurricane matthew where my district was the district that was most affected. if that couldve been worse than the path that ultimately took an obviously hurricane irma affected almost everybody in the state. so i have a lot of experience just understanding how some of the wheels go in motion and weve got an awful lot with hurricane michael since ive tak...

And the trucks previously across the street at dfs are now here in the parking lot. is this a change with the new administration or just happenstance? is it a new approach? >> this is just what we planned, right? >> yes. >> im not sure exactly how fema did it before i was here but when we did the hurricane exercise, this is how weve anticipated it happening and jared has developed a really good relationship with folks in fema and they appreciate all the hard work he is doing so i think were on t...

Out there, and theyre all activated now as best we could. i grew up in florida so im not a stranger to hurricanes and of course weve had a number of active hurricane seasons recently. as a u.s. congressman we had hurricane matthew where my district was the district most affected. it could have been worse than the path it ultimately took. obviously hurricane irma affected almost everybody in the state. you know, i have a lot of experience understanding how some of the wheels go in motion. weve do...