Avoidance Quote by Mark Shields

I believe that FEMA plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. As president,…

— Mitt Romney

Disasters affect every state, and North Carolinians have given our own tax dollars to help neighbors and those in other states in times of…

— Roy Cooper

Disaster mitigation... increases the self reliance of people who are at risk - in other words, it is empowering.

— Ian Davis

We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families…

— Nan Hayworth

When disaster strikes, our prime objective is to save the maximum number of people. As the person heading the government, my duty is to…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with…

— David Plouffe

By incorporating disaster spending into the annual budget we can help Americans with disaster assistance without the process becoming a pathway for runaway spending…

— Mike Braun

Too many families and homes remain unnecessarily vulnerable to natural disasters like hurricanes. While mitigation will never eliminate the risk to homeowners, it could…

— Tom Rooney

“The global aid community is mobilised into fighting drought in a district that gets 1,500 mm of rainfall annually. The reverse spiral begins. Donor…

— P Sainath

Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine…

— James Buchan

The larger the disaster, the more necessary it is to have the government as the principal driver of recovery.

— Irwin Redlener

Two thirds of federal disaster aid is weather related,and though we cannot prevent bad weather, we are getting better at predicting it. The Commerce…

— William M. Daley