It is hypocritical for Republicans to demand policy changes or conditions for disaster relief funds when they previously requested unconditional aid for their own states.

“I can run down all the Congress people and Senators on the right calling for conditions on disaster Aid that absolutely had the opposite view when it was their state on the line”

The speaker maintains that elected representatives have a duty to be actively involved in disaster relief efforts in their districts.

“you're out there actually doing real leadership work for the community, actually helping coming down because this is what people actually need when when you when you are electing people to represent you, they should be actively involved.”

Government disaster relief funds are often siphoned away by non-governmental organizations and political insiders instead of reaching the victims.

“Money needs to go to the victims directly, not line the pockets of millionaires running nonprofits.”

The current administration lacks the necessary programs and funding to provide effective humanitarian aid to other nations.

“I'm not so sure that process exists anymore because Donald Trump got rid of USID. So, we don't have the professionals. We don't have the funding anymore. We don't have the programs available to assist countries when they have catastrophic things happen.”

Providing direct cash support is an effective way to help families in disaster areas meet their immediate needs.

“one of the things that you need to provide and it's something give directly provides is is cash support to people when families are wiped out because it allows them to meet their immediate needs sometimes you get a problem which is that you guess that what everyone in a town needs is tents and actua”