Michael Enzi Quotes

Frankly, whatever assistance people get from FEMA will not have a lot of extras built into it, so they will need every dollar.

The government gave me enough money to go to acting school.

All sports should get support from the government and corporate bodies.

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

A massive state and federal effort, the likes of which we've never seen is going to be needed. We can do it for tsunami victims half a world away. We can do it for our own citizens.

From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders.

Over half a billion dollars a day is being spent by FEMA.

I want every health care professional, every first-responder, every citizen, every visitor to know that in Florida we continue to prepare for the worst. But we pray for the best.

The only solace can come from the state. In the Boston bombing, only a handful of people died in the end, even though a huge number were injured - and that was a huge attack in America. The government was very involved in providing aid and following up in the investigation.

Bad things happen to good people every day in this country, and we don’t have a fund for them. The 9-11 fund with public money should be looked at for what it was—a great success, but it should never be done again with public money.

Guaranteed income schemes can take various forms, but in the simplist the government sends every citizen an annual check in an amount sufficient to keep the worlf from the door when misfortune strikes, but not large enough to satisfy anyone's idea of a good life.

The Small Business Administration was fundamental in helping our company. There's great initiative from the government if you know the right places to look.

We have seen levee breaks and flooding in the wake of storms, some of which have caused the loss of life, and USDA is ready to assist in any way we can.

I'm grateful to the state and central government for all their support for my academy.

Being reliant on legal aid is probably inconceivable to most of us. But this is no different from other branches of the welfare state established at the same time as our legal aid system - being diagnosed with a major illness and needing the NHS, or losing a job and needing the support of social security.

I don't go to the federal government and say, 'Fund my program.'

We cannot watch another family lose everything - risking their lives and the lives of the first responders sent to rescue them - because the flood insurance program's seal of government approval fooled them into thinking they were safe. That's more than wrong: it's immoral.

In life, you don't really know what's coming at you. Like a firefighter, or police officer, or anyone else working in the emergency field, they don't know what's going to come at them. You gotta be ready for anything.

State governments should not have to compete in bidding contests against each other in order to get the necessary supplies to protect and help their citizens.

Immediately after hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, I was extremely concerned about my family, friends and all the people in Puerto Rico. I felt helpless and could not concentrate not knowing if my family and loved ones were safe. I wanted to help my people as fast as I could.

Letting the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund close is not an option.

It's not unreasonable to ask folks to stay clean in order to receive federal assistance.

On September 11, 2001, America suffered an unimaginable tragedy and witnessed the incredible heroism of hundreds of first responders who rushed into the World Trade Center to save lives.

The Union government can do a lot more for poor states like Orissa.

There is just no substitute for seeing a disaster area firsthand and getting the chance to speak in person to victims and responders.