For anyone curious it's a complete misstatement/misunderstanding of the how the government operates to claim that only Govs and Mayors are hands on players in a major disaster. Reps and especially Senators actually play a very key role QB'ing liaison and assistance from the ...

2/ federal govt. Govs and Mayors have hands on authority with local government. But Senators have built in robust relationships with the various agencies of the federal govt. And also clout. They oversee the federal govt. Lots of individuals, localities fall through the racks ...

3/ in major disasters. It's a element of constituent service to QB and lobby for aid for those people and communities. There's a bunch of other stuff folks in Congress organize, do during these situations in addition to things that are more performative, showing up ...

4/ at a relief center, filling a few sandbags during a flood. But it is absolutely not true that nothing a Senator can actually do in a situation like this. Anyone who's been involved in government beyond shitposting on Twitter knows this. It's actually a vital, structural ...

5/ role. In a major disaster states ALWAYS have to fall back on federal assistance. And the members of Congress and especially Senators are the ones plugged into the federal government.