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Staten Island resident Scott McGrath on resident’s frustration with FEMA’s response after Hurricane Sandy.
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Yeah I don't wanna leave my home did not how big -- home and we need -- Apparently I'm not going to -- from here we help people with the middle class.
And we got yeah.
This is getting heated the fury over FEMA.
Still welcome everybody I'm Neil Cavuto I just called the storm after the storm Staten Island New York residents air war optic.
-- -- town hall meeting over a -- they say isn't helping.
And back -- politicians who aren't listening just enjoying their little self congratulatory bubble high private.
We are very pleased that.
Under the leadership initially Jeff -- -- FEMA.
FEMA has been fantastic.
Today in nothing but good things about -- elements -- -- on the table has.
Maybe that's number one priority in this continues to be my number one priority.
Not -- about an issue that remains sticking in a lot of storm victims -- as politicians.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asking for billions thousands of angry Citi victim simply.
Looking for answers and they're not getting them.
For -- that still isn't coming.
Debris cleanup that -- is not materializing.
And test strip homeowners.
Of house is now destroyed.
Still dealing with -- -- is very much alive and well and banks still dead set on keeping those mortgages current.
This week kids like -- -- blew up it wants the -- upgrades that anger over nothing getting done the bills just piling up.
And doesn't this next guess north firsthand Staten Island residents got McGrath perhaps the most -- and that town hall meeting he joins me now on the phone.
Scott you made your views very clear very loudly.
Very well.
Did you get any response.
Absolutely not sitting -- return response.
Everybody was just pushing Europe or straightening it's been around.
In never gave -- -- answer for the victims what folks the existing wanna hear that.
What was the whole idea that the town hall meeting anyway that it was -- it's gonna be like a PTA meeting did that.
Did officials think that every one thing was going to be -- -- hunky dory and happy about the way things progress.
Well we heard it was -- How the planes are gonna change for how houses would be much under well under construction in the air via.
Well how you'll you'll be able to be built a home court Q could be the building.
On the trying to find out optimal -- Everybody just take down the -- belt you know what people to give him what the insurance company that everybody excited on the side of their house.
It was it's pure water outside my house and I would never instructed that they -- starting down.
-- -- -- out you know I have -- -- all my out a war.
And you know what they keep telling -- machine and stop bidding happy exit they tell waiting here -- say.
They're they're still your collaboration at the same -- the -- was okay.
And look at what happened to be -- people -- -- from kids so.
What's gonna happen to have -- that understanding not just single buttress its Staten Island in all the posts and many other very real.
That I haven't -- issue.
What -- it be equality alike and ten years.
We'll -- you were -- the president when he came to visit.
Did you have a chance.
To talk to -- any of this to address senators wouldn't it fizzles he had and into.
Yeah.
Worst President Obama.
I met personally.
And I told President Obama.
There'd be light -- -- Aren't sure what the largest fuel -- -- -- political.
-- -- the biggest beer.
You know what I told him you said that -- to the president says he's slap him on the shoulder -- was -- punching.
Relevant but it -- relaxed and then when I told them -- and it's -- due to relax.
Very -- -- don't call me relax and let me get let me go mart and -- And I told them put it beloved by the Obama you're giving -- -- players but royal roundup.
You're not -- and what this post would be if -- start.
All being worked Saturday and -- -- -- being loaded yeah I can't help feel that your insurance felt they -- I can't help you about the mortgage company.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- A population -- and you all -- Nicholson.
They took down my information.
They worked out my name they did cards or whatever your email operational.
And two days later we heard from below.
He spoke -- -- start by the White House.
And they're really and then -- -- report -- -- -- from below we've got it done I'll let us by Allison assistant.
But they can't commercial -- the -- there's been the same day or spoke to the president.
-- 3000 dollars a legal woes is -- all the other parts below been under a lot of pressure will -- -- handles that.
And -- Charlie every two months not -- apply.
-- look at my -- like told them but I can't -- -- are those sorts I have no water I have no heat I don't know electric I have no war.
So if -- or it's time UN you still basically nothing.
More than a month.
Yeah so what happens now.
Marvelous god you part of for voice in the face to a mass.
Hang in there my friend Scott McGrath.
Sits on the like it was not only -- the leader of the free world.
Virtually every agency representing him -- it's very stormy town -- meeting was victims.
