Fran Townsend
Fran Townsend
Frances M. Fragos Townsendis the former Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush and TV personality. Townsend was appointed to this position by President Bush on May 28, 2004. Her resignation was announced November 19, 2007. She chaired the Homeland Security Council and reported to the President on homeland security policy and counterterrorism policy. She previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. In 2008 she joined CNN as...
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When we were preparing the president's speech we had originally picked a different plot to try and declassify to talk about.
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As we're headed to this hurricane season, now is not really time to really look at moving organizational boxes.
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When state and local responders are overwhelmed and incapacitated it may be that our military is the last resort.
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Yes there's a better way to organize it... we look forward to working with the committee. I think we all share the same common goal and that is having a strong, capable FEMA that is better able to serve the American people when they're in greatest need.
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There are a lot of dedicated, fine people at FEMA. They're very focused on providing a better response to the nation this year. And we need to be focused on that.