Michael Brown
Michael Brown
Former administrator of FEMA who resigned from his position after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Many americans blamed him for the slow response to help those in New Orleans in the aftermath of the deadly hurricane.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 November 1954
CityGuymon, OK
either point wrong
was the tipping point for all the other things that either went wrong or were exacerbated.
case court mistake point
My point is that the court made a mistake in their analysis. The distinctions in the case were misunderstood and misapplied.
anticipate honestly knew point potential president speaking worried
I was still worried about it, because I knew what the potential was. But I think the president was speaking honestly at that point that he didn't really anticipate that they would be breached because of all this conflicting information.
learned past save
We've been able to put those things we've learned in the past in place and save many more structures,
possibly respond state
We're going to need everything that we can possibly muster, not only in this state and in the region, but the nation, to respond to this event.
army army-and-navy help however louisiana move people
We're going to move an army of people down there to help Mississippi and Louisiana however we can.
lower safe sure work
We're doing everything we can to make sure it's safe to live and work in Lower Manhattan.
appearing coming finding people places
We're finding more and more people coming out of the woodwork, ... They're appearing in places we didn't know they existed.
coordinate country debate great help people policy prepare public true wants whether
We're not a first responder agency. We're there to coordinate and help people prepare and coordinate in times of disaster. And so if the country wants us to be more, then we should have a great public policy debate whether that's true or not,
additional available calling coast guard plenty troops
We've already started calling in additional troops that we have available to us like the Coast Guard Auxiliary, ... We have plenty of resources, plenty of people.
difficult except federal government learned shows situation teams virtually
Yes, I learned about that, the federal government learned about that (Thursday), ... And that shows how difficult communications are in the situation where there was virtually no communications, except for our teams on the ground.
grave highest house levels question situation understood white
There is no question in my mind, that at the highest levels of the White House they understood how grave the situation was.
agency best darkest direct government help job people reaches
There is no other government agency that reaches people in a more direct way, ... It has been the best job in the world to help Americans in their darkest hours.
areas direct grateful hamper needed others outpouring rescue response skills support themselves volunteer volunteers
We're grateful for the outpouring of support already. But it's important that volunteer response is coordinated by the professionals who can direct volunteers with the appropriate skills to the hardest-hit areas where they are needed most. Self-dispatched volunteers and especially sightseers can put themselves and others in harm's way and hamper rescue efforts.