We need a national network of case management to help families in their search for work or to help them move from one place to another.

211

We've got a huge population of people that have been evacuated with very little by way of possessions and we have to have a way to make sure these people can function. If there are those who are out there to cheat the system, that is going to be very disappointing. But the main goal is to get the aid out.

145

It is not as simple as driving right up into the city of New Orleans and starting a rescue as we might be able to do in other disasters, such as an earthquake.

144

It should instill confidence that we are able to respond to something this catastrophic involving this many million people. This is a huge disaster and we have been able to get in there and we're getting people into safer areas. It's not easy and it won't be easy.

141

There has been that common thought that because [offers of aid] are not tapped immediately, they're not prudently used. We are pulling everything into a centralized database. We are trying not to suck everything in all at once, whether we need it or not.

133

It serves quite a big need to put people in the right location, people needed to rebuild.

117

Obviously we're not going to need that much capacity.

107

The ability to keep the organization running.

100

There has been that common thought that because (offers of aid) are not tapped immediately, they're not prudently used.

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