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Staten Island resident Scott McGrath on the frustration of the borough’s residents with the lack of help from the government after Hurricane Sandy.
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Another hearing on Fannie today but -- his victims -- this one filling -- still not being heard.
The -- you're -- still -- keep going around in a circle.
And -- denied that it is denying all diploma will still look negative thing.
-- -- -- -- president Scott McGrath says Washington is so focused on a cliff it's losing focus on sandy Scott welcome back I gotta tell you it -- like to be quite frank with you.
From day one -- that now and then really.
Didn't really stand pretty high in the list of priorities with respect to Washington a lot of people felt that way then and even now how are you filling.
I agree -- you know it seems like Staten Island support -- and borrow.
You know do with being forgotten about.
You know all the and I -- to one though you know is it because it's a Republican town.
Because most people Republicans here.
And is this the -- to Republicans because majority of people that get voted for office here republic -- -- And I'd start say he -- doubt at all lead is being fail when he's been on his were his words when I met -- -- and he said that.
FEMA works for him and results are gonna happen it still hasn't.
Yeah I gotta tell -- it's got to remember that of course your your outburst at one of these recent meetings.
When I saw the first time -- actually had goosebumps because I can fill the passion in the true.
Honest pain and sort of also discussed and let down -- you stood there with the president of the United States.
And he made some certain promises -- -- -- it -- like maybe it was just a -- lot now doesn't.
Yes that's what it feels like you know again.
You know we have a lot of victims here if people that lost -- -- -- and stuff.
And what they -- warrants and you know what the units is -- not being given.
You know give the -- by everybody that governments commuter run around the president.
You know.
He's in charge of FEMA FEMA house though -- it -- him so why aren't they.
Well you know Scott here's another thing in -- one of the things that we did see though from people -- that now on.
Is that they sort of took can do approach this.
-- -- first responders obviously that a fantastic job but the residents themselves and local businesses all seem -- -- -- -- I'm almost immediately.
And they -- a lot of things that you normally would expect the government to do.
You know so you've you talked about it being a Republican town.
-- a lot of people are saying hey now the Republicans all the sudden one government -- how come those people who never vote for this kind of stuff.
You know all the sudden think they should be entitled to the.
Well first of all the first respondents.
Like they crossed dating comfort they show you know let's put that out yes it's true.
It was -- Staten -- is.
The need isn't got together it was the people from the Gallup Barros they came here first people from -- -- Different every it's the end of -- who came before -- -- Red Cross before you -- all the politics.
You know.
Again.
They say that.
I -- -- -- news clip where they -- phrase in FEMA.
From the governor of New York to the may have New York to the president.
Nearly come I think the governor of all the -- Was that -- field when I -- the president that day.
So there's still you know what they've given applause to -- wrong agency.
It's.
Right Scott.
Before before let's ago -- -- -- -- -- again -- -- -- we we we really we're not gonna ever let you gotta go from Fox Business we're -- be on top of this.
Until you get back on your feet.
You know there's a lot of criticism after Katrina.
And you know we still images have been seared into our minds.
Let's I kind of had to go there but do you think and there are a lot of for black people -- -- a Staten Island and we got better attention from the mass media.
More sympathy.
Oh I know everybody has its -- you know they blame George Bush for Katrina.
Whereas Obama.
For Cindy I don't know it has to do and race -- because.
You know we have middle class on people that are working -- -- all colors and all race here.
And devastate people out of India company -- -- so I don't think it has to do with the column I think it has to do with the being democratic or Republican or more so.
Scott keep finding the good fight -- gonna keep checking in on -- given anything let us know thanks a lot.
Thank you thank you.
