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Ron Paul: Where are Limits for FEMA?

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    Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) on FEMA’s response to Hurricane Sandy’s victims.

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In the finger is on the phone with us now Texas congressman Ron Paul congress and I -- -- your -- sort of atop Pennsylvania with -- saying.

-- team another fourteen billion bucks right now.

You -- we have to go into debt to save or let's say you.

I think is a bad idea when is that what what is it gonna stop the west who -- the limits.

And evidently there are no limits then they probably will they're already eighteen billion dollars in debt -- -- another Ford -- For a program that causes people to do dumb things I mean did the right people bill won't be on the you know on the beaches and on the coast is because.

The market doesn't provide insurance form the government does.

So people who don't get the -- nice houses on the beach.

Have to pay for the rebuilding of -- -- this -- if the terrible program and I've had this position for a long time.

And I -- and many many times more calls complaining about Lehman never ever get complaining about my position.

I think and it never hurt me politically -- the people aren't even -- But I have to say though they wouldn't it -- hits.

We have this program -- governor I try to make these things work but quite frankly they can't work they're just going to help to drive it into bankruptcy in all this -- have they have.

We you know you'll always look I don't and you risk the united -- -- -- do is a parole.

When you say noted team of because you know wanting to do about team is track record and even now we're in for people on the scene and the -- so.

What's both to Staten Island New York's beleaguered -- there where.

They keep saying help was on the web was on the way team as there are but water bottles aren't there basic creature comforts aren't there -- -- -- supplies being needed.

We're.

We're delayed and -- -- were not for prided funding efforts in the likes of Wal-Mart.

Getting involved much is that retailer did -- after Katrina.

There'd be no help there up but now we're getting word congressman.

From -- administrator -- included that.

And I'm quoting years or more than 210 million dollars -- been approved for individuals.

To assess -- housing and other disaster related needs.

The problem with that money seems to.

Hot little hands right away it could be weeks or months.

Now and that's where the congressman will be called them that's what we would get our calls people would beg and plead had been told there -- paid their flood insurance what are we gonna get it.

They -- and it's been very regularly at -- can you believe it bureaucratic is the parent slogans very inefficient.

They you know when the private companies have insurance I think they didn't get the checks to people much much quicker.

But -- single I think it is an obstacle he'd get in the way local authority it was.

The first that's part of 204 year -- -- history the federal government never involved in natural disasters.

And after Katrina do you think the people in the government -- the politician who wake up with -- maybe this isn't the best way to do things but no it continues to this same way we never change -- in the this is going to end until we.

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