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Quote by Michael Chertoff
Weve certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. R

Weve certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. Were doing a better job planning. Were closer – more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack. – Michael Chertoff

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Weve 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

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Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously dont want to put them in a flood plain, because if theres another flood, youre going to lose the mobile home. – Michael Chertoff

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