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Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff
American Public Servant
Born: Nov 28, 1953
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We've done it in intelligence sharing and certain elements of security. There were parts of the department, in fact, that worked very well in Katrina, like the Coast Guard and TSA. Michael Chertoff
Intelligence Guard Security Fact Sharing Like Well Parts Were Very Department Done In Fact Worked Certain Coast Coast Guard Katrina Elements
But I think the bottom line right now is to take the constructive criticism and use that to build toward, as I say, the hurricane season that is 100 days away. And we don't have a lot of time to waste before we start to address that next set of challenges. Michael Chertoff
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Well, I mean, Congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision. Michael Chertoff
Decision Congress Every State Minimum Well Did Formula Mean Grants Congressional Originally Set Guaranteed
We may have to force people to get together in terms of picking a particular type of technology and starting to build to that technology, as opposed to everybody exercising their right to buy their own system, you know, at will. Michael Chertoff
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The Department of Defense took 40 years to get where it got. Michael Chertoff
Defense Took Got Years Get Department Where
So, all during the '90s and, you know, for the first half of this decade, we had opportunities to get evacuation plans in place, better communications in place. Michael Chertoff
You Better Opportunities First Half Had Know Decade Get Place Communications Evacuation Plans
Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home. Michael Chertoff
Home You Respect Problems Lose Put Particular Obviously Another Because Mobile Going Want Plain Them Flood Homes Second Two
Nobody leaves a hotel without getting a full measure of three months of rental assistance. So no one has been evicted - no one who's eligible has been evicted from a hotel without getting a significant amount of money to find - to pay for their rent. Michael Chertoff
Money Three Pay Months Has-Been Significant Find No-One Hotel Nobody Without Rent Leaves Been Getting Full Measure Amount Eligible Assistance
Last year, New York got $200 million. This year, we're going to give them $124 million under this particular program. But last year was an artificially elevated number to make up from the very low grant the year before. Michael Chertoff
Year Before Give New Particular Make Make Up Got Up Very York Artificially Going New York Low Them Grant Elevated Million Last Number Program Last Year
I think the idea that you can go this alone is - was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans. Michael Chertoff
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First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one. Michael Chertoff
First Everybody Rank Out Risk New Did York New York Number
And one of the things we did here was we put the maximum amount of money up front in those cities that were at the greater risk, but that doesn't mean that we keep rebuilding the same security over and over again. Michael Chertoff
Money Those Cities One Of The Things Security Risk Put Over Greater Were Up Did Same Maximum Front Again Mean Keep Rebuilding Amount Things Here
And one of the things I want to say, Wolf, is we're 100 days from hurricane season, and we've got to start focusing on what we're going to do to make ourselves ready for the next hurricane. Michael Chertoff
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And it seems to me correct then, and I think it's correct now, that job one is get the planning done, make sure the buses are there. When that's done, it's completely appropriate to go around and tour around and look at the damage. Michael Chertoff
Me Job Think Appropriate Correct Seems Tour Look Make Sure Around Go Get Done Buses Then Planning Now Damage
And I have to say, I agree with some of the criticisms that some have made about that state program which allocates the grant money on a very rigid formula all across the country, with a certain percentage to each state. Michael Chertoff
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