14 Quotes by Frances Marine

People will have their needs met. The bottom line is that there's a plan in place.

I don't have a hard number on that.

I don't think a decision has been made that come X date all these people are out on the street.

We look forward to working with our congressional delegation to address their concerns.

Grocery stores are open in all these areas. And I think people are losing sight of that.

While we have not yet reviewed this particular bill, it is important to note that the initial decision on Individual Assistance for South Florida was based on the findings of Preliminary Disaster Assistance (PDA) teams jointly comprised of local, state, and federal officials who assessed areas identified by local emergency managers.

When we talk about preparedness ... we ask people to put together preparedness kits to plan for 72 hours to be without water and food. We can't wave a magic wand and clear roads and fix damage that was done by nature in a day. We are very well prepared here in Florida. We have had commodities throughout the state that are moving into affected areas.

With Katrina, you're talking about over half a million people who have been displaced.

Bills aren't blindly paid. This is something that obviously there is a process where we have the opportunity to check before dollars are issued.