Defense Quote by Lynn Westmoreland

“few civilians understood that so much of FEMA’s resources went to its primary mission behind the scenes—coordinating the nation’s COG efforts—and that much of…

— Garrett M. Graff

Over half a billion dollars a day is being spent by FEMA.

— Thad Cochran

Federal dollars and resources come with so much red tape that state and local experts can't use that funding for initiatives that are working…

— Thom Tillis

“Together, they represented a vast bureaucracy hidden in plain sight: For every dollar that FEMA spent preparing for natural disasters, the agency’s public purpose,…

— Garrett M. Graff

During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has…

— Ike Skelton

We are not spending the Federal Government's money, we are spending the taxpayer's money, and it must be spent n a way which guarantees…

— Richard M. Nixon

We cannot allow anything that's called 'national defense' to justify any and all spending. We need to be very, very careful that we don't…

— Grover Norquist

“As budget cuts cripple civilian agencies and programs, they lose their ability to perform ad they once did, so we look to the military…

— Rosa Brooks

There's bipartisan efforts to change how FEMA works or, more importantly, change how relief funding trickles down to us down here.

— Dan Crenshaw

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within…

— Anonymous

I want to stop directing so many of resources to the military budget and focus them here at home. I believe government should invest…

— Cynthia Dill

“Given such an array of challenges, one might expect people to welcome federal help. In truth, a very large proportion of the yearly budgets---in…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild