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OR SO IS JOE ALLBAUGH, WHO IS THE FORMER HEAD OF
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
FEMA, NOW HEADING THE ALLBAUGHT INTERNATIONAL GROUP. HURRICANE ISAAC IS STILL ASHING A GOOD PART OF THE COAST. AS AN EXPERT ON THIS, HOW WOULD YOU GAUGE...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
DEPRESSION. STILL DUMPING A LOT OF RAIN. I THINK THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LESSON OUT OF ISAAC, FROM HURRICANE KATRINA SEVEN YEARS AGO, WE ARE LEARNING THE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
GUEST: I CRINGE ABOUT WHETHER PEOPLE HAVE PREPARED THEMSELVES. INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES. NUMBER TWO, I WINCE AND
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
SECOND GUESS WHETHER LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE COASTAL STATES ARE PROBABLY THE BEST PREPARED WITH THE EXCEPTION...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
PHONE LINE. THE PHONE LINES ARE FOR REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, AND INDEPENDENTS. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT FROM THE GULF WHO HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE STORM,...
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OR THE SUPERDOME IS GOING TO BE A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT. IN THE EVENT THAT IN THE EVACUATION IS CALLED, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO MAKE PREPARATIONS BECAUSE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
CONGRATULATE HIM AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICIALS IN THAT AREA. MITCH IS A
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
FRIEND AND HE HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS ONCE OR TWICE. HE WATCHED THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION IN 2007 -- 2005 WITH HURRICANE KATRINA. THEY HAVE EXERCISED SINCE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
SPECIAL PHONE LINE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY HURRICANE ISAAC. CALIFORNIA IS OF FIRST. JOHN, GO AHEAD. CALLER: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR C-SPAN....
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LAST NIGHT, HE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RIDICULING OBAMA ABOUT THE CONCERN OF RISING SEAS. HE SAID, "I WILL GIVE YOU JOBS." I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE PUNDITS...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
THOSE LEVEES THAT THEY WERE ONLY BUILT FOR A CATEGORY THREE. IN AN AREA WHERE THE CORPS CONTROLS THAT SYSTEM, THEY HAVE ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY WHICH HAS...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
LAW, THE STAFFORD ACT, WHAT DOES THAT DO? GUEST: IT EMPOWERS AND IT SETS OUT THE GUIDELINES AND THE REGULATIONS IN WHICH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
ACT ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT. THE FEMA DIRECTOR WAS A DIRECT REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT WHICH IS PROBABLY MY BIGGEST BEEF WITH THE CREATION OF HOMELAND...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
ASSISTANCE TO DISASTER VICTIMS, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED OR THINK THEY HAVE BEEN HARMED NEED TO CALL THE FEMA HOTLINE. THEY WILL HELP YOU EVEN IF YOU HAVE SOME INSURANCE. AT ONE OF...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
TIME AROUND DURING HURRICANE KATRINA, THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN. WE HAVE A VIEWER CALL-IN FROM THE GULF COAST. THE CALLER: WE HAVE DONE VERY, VERY WELL....
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
TOGETHER OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE IS APPROACHABLE DURING A TIME OF DISASTER AND WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE TO SERVE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
FOR THE 2012 HURRICANE SEASON, THE REST OF IT? GUEST: WE ARE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH. IT COULD BE A ROUGH SEASON. I AM NOT A METEOROLOGIST, BUT EVERYONE...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
TO RAIN IN OUR COUNTRY. WE HAVE A DROUGHT THAT IS AFFECTING LITERALLY EVERYTHING WE HAVE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. WE WANT RAIN, BUT WE DON'T WANT THE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
ARE HAPPENING, STORMS COULD BE MORE INTENSE, ETC., THESE COMING OUT OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, DOES FEMA HAVE TO CHANGE THE MODEL FOR HOW THEY REACT TO THINGS...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
BUT, AS ALWAYS MAKES SURE THAT THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND -- BUT CONGRESS ALWAYS ENSURE THAT THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUND IS FUNDED PROPERLY. THEY...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
FIRST, PRAYERS TO EVERYONE ON THE GULF COAST.
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GUEST: ABSOLUTELY. CALLER: I WOULD MENTION TO PEOPLE TO LOOK INTO WHETHER
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
WEAPONRY -- A RECENT FILM WAS PUT OUT THAT POINTS
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TO GEO- ENGINEERING PROJECTS TO BE USED FOR WHETHER IT WEAPONRY. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
WAS APPARENTLY GENERATED CRISIS -- HOST: I WILL LET YOU GO THEN.
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GUEST: ABSOLUTELY NOT, AND IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE RUMORS FED BY
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
THE INTERNET. SEPTEMBER 11 WAS NOT CREATED CRISIS BY THIS
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
GOVERNMENT. I'M SORRY, TOM, BUT YOU ARE WRONG. HOST: REPUBLICAN LINE, CLEVELAND, OHIO. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANTED TO ASK MR.
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
ALLBAUGH, WHAT DOES PAST EXPERIENCE WITH
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HURRICANES SUGGEST AS TO HOW MANY PEOPLE HEED THE WARNINGS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VACATE THE PREMISES MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN LIGHT OF THE IMPENDING...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
RESPONSES AS FOLKS REMAIN IN THEIR HOME. THERE IS NO WAY TO DEMAND SOMEONE LEAVE THEIR PROPERTY. HOWEVER, FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, THEY SHOULD HEED WARNINGS...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
DEMOCRATS'' LINE. CALLER: HI. I AM GLAD TO GET ON. I WAS ON THE MANDATORY EVACUATION IN THE CANYON FIRE --
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GUEST: AND ROMNERIGHT. CALLER: ANN ROMNEY WAS BRAGGING ABOUT HOW HE WOULD CUT FUNDING FOR
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
TEACHERS AND --
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GUEST: ACTION, THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS IS THAT WHEN LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS OUTSTRIPPED THEIR
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
RESOURCES, FEMA EXIST TO HELP FUND THE OVERTIME SAFETY AND EVEN THE HOURLY RATE OF OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, OR TO THE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
AND DISCUSSIONS, TABLETOP EXERCISES BEFORE AN EVENT, I ALWAYS WORRY
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
ABOUT NEW ORLEANS AND THOSE COASTAL STATES. HOST: WHEN THEY SAY IT IS MANDATORY EVACUATION -- GUEST: THEY CANNOT FORCE YOU OUT.
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
THOSE WHO DO NOT ADHERE TO THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
RISK. HOST: ABOUT FIVE MORE MINUTES WITH JOE ALLBAUGH ON HURRICANE
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
ISAAC, FEMA, AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL LINE SET ASIDE FOR GULF COAST RESIDENTS. A STORY IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" -- "LOW-PROFILE VICTIM'S HARD HIT ON THE...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
WE DID NOT HAVE THE LOSSES WE HAD IN KATRINA SEVEN YEARS AGO. I PROMISE YOU THAT GOV. BRYANT IN MISSISSIPPI, GOVERNOR JINDAL IN LOUISIANA, JAY NIXON OF...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
BETTER PREPARED INDIVIDUALLY AS FAMILIES AND THEY USED TO BE? GUEST: THE ARE. IT IS ABOUT EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUALS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES....
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
NOT PARTICIPATE IN A MANDATORY EVACUATION, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR OWN PLAN. DON'T SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. THAT IS...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
THEM AND COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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AND ROADS -- IF CONCRETE ROADS WOULD HELP WHATSOEVER. I WILL HANG UP AND LISTEN TO YOUR ANSWER. GUEST: LET ME TAKE THE LAST HALF. YOU HAVE STRONG INDUSTRIES...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
ALL- ASPHALT ROADS. DEPENDING ON YOUR STATE, THE CLIMATE, AND THE LOCAL SITUATION, THAT DICTATES WHETHER I.T. HAS A CONCRETE ROAD OR ASPHALT. BACK TO...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
HOW DO YOU THINK THE CONVENTION PLAN FORNED FOR THE STORM AS IT APPROACHED LOUISIANA? GUEST: THEY APPEARED TO HAVE THE RIGHT APPROACH. I DID NOT HEAR...
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
PLANS TO RELOCATE FOLKS IF THE HURRICANE WENT OVER TAMPA. IT MISSED TAMPA. THEY CANCELED ONE DAY, AND I AM NOT SURE ANYONE REALLY MINDED ABOUT THAT. THE...
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
NEXT, OUR "BY THE
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Allbaugh, Joe M. - Director
NUMBERS" SEGMENT, WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNDECIDED VOTERS IN THE U.S. OUR GUEST WILL BE
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Scanlan, Bill - Host
FRANK NEWPORT. THAT IS ALL AHEAD AS "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" CONTINUES. >> DURING
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