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Originally Posted by Hornydog4cooter
That was a total biased panel doing the questioning. I thought he did very well. I at first as everyone else did was to pass blame to him real quick. After watching that it seems that there are others the are just as much to blame as him. But he will be the fall guy on this deal.
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But FEMA has had a catastrophic hurricane plan since January, which warns that local government would not be able to cope with a huge storm.
"The response capabilities and resources of the local jurisdiction may be insufficient and quickly overwhelmed," the document reads.
Brown said it was unclear what Louisiana officials needed.
"I could not find out who was making decisions about what needed to be done," Brown testified.
But FEMA's own plan advises the federal government that if lives are at stake, it should not wait to be asked for help.
"This may require mobilizing and deploying assets before they are requested," the plan says.
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