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Where did 2021 end? In a muddle. In the spring, the country was reaching COVID ‘herd immunity’ through vaccination. Then came summer and the Delta strain of the virus, followed by...

Supposed to never happen here. maybe someplace else, but not here, not in america. and we came to realize that what started out as a natural disaster became a manmade disaster. a failure of government to look out for its own citizens. we've revamped fema, and i just have to say, by the way, there's a man named craig fugate who runs fema and has been doing extraordinary work, and his team all across the country, every time there's a disaster. i love me some craig fugate. although it's a little disturbing, you know, he gets excited when there are disasters, because he gets restless if everything...

Excited when there are disasters, because he gets restless if everything is just quiet. but we under -- under his leadership, we've revamped fema into a stronger, more efficient agency. in fact the whole federal government has gotten smarter at preventing and recovering from disasters. we have data that shows before the storm, the high school graduation rate was 54%. today it's up to 73%. [ applause ] before the storm, college enrollment was 37%. today it's almost 60%. we still have a long way to go, but that is real progress. new orleans is coming back better and stronger. >> new orleans is c...

Disturbing, you know, he gets excited when there are disasters, because he gets restless if everything is just quiet. but we under -- under his leadership, we've revamped fema into a stronger, more efficient agency. in fact the whole federal government has gotten smarter at preventing and recovering from disasters. we have data that shows before the storm, the high school graduation rate was 54%. today it's up to 73%. [ applause ] before the storm, college enrollment was 37%. today it's almost 60%. we still have a long way to go, but that is real progress. new orleans is coming back better and...