Michael Chertoff Quotes

Well, I mean, Congress did originally set the formula for the state grants, and they guaranteed every state a minimum formula. So that was a congressional decision. - Michael Chertoff

We will work tirelessly to ensure that our fellow citizens have the sustained support and the necessary aid to recover and reclaim their homes, their lives and their communities. - Michael Chertoff

We will not tolerate lawlessness, or violence, or interference with the evacuation ... I'm satisfied that we have ... more than enough forces there and on the way. - Michael Chertoff

We will have time to go back and do an after-action report, but the time right now is to look at what the enormous tasks ahead are... Meet the Press. - Michael Chertoff

We were prepared for one catastrophe... The second catastrophe, frankly, added a level of challenge that no one has seen before. - Michael Chertoff

We urge all Americans to take some simple steps to prepare for emergencies, including getting an emergency supply kit, making a family emergency plan and learning more about how to respond to emergencies that could affect your area. - Michael Chertoff

We totally understand what it's like to be sitting on top of a roof or to be sitting in a shelter where it's hot, where you're worried about when you're going to be picked up, where you're thirsty, where you're hungry. - Michael Chertoff

We owe the American people a full accounting from all levels of government concerning what went right and what went wrong with the initial Katrina response. - Michael Chertoff

We offered to move him to another office far away from the FEMA building, where he could do no harm... We told him that he would have a nice desk, a telephone and a secretary, and that he could spend all day rewriting his resume. - Michael Chertoff

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