Story Published:
May 16, 2008 at 4:31 PM CST
Story Updated:
May 16, 2008 at 4:31 PM CST
NEOSHO, Mo. -- Missouri's two U.S. senators toured tornado-damaged areas of Newton County on Friday. A reporter asked about the possibility of federal aid to help people install tornado shelters or buy weather alert radios for their homes.
"At some point, you've got to take some responsibility. The federal federal government, unless you're in need, is not going to buy your lunch for you; it's not going to buy your TV set, and a weather radio is probably something a provident, responsible family should do," said Sen. Kit Bond.
"The important thing is to make sure they have the accurate information on there. We do fund the National Weather Service, make sure they have the experts, the satellite photographs," said Sen. Claire McCaskill.
"We're not going to go out and buy everybody a radio -- come on," said Bond.
