FEMA Region VII Administrator Beth Freeman (center) confers with Darrell Podany, Constituant Services Representative for U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (left) and Allan L. Abbott, Special Assistant for Public Works for U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (right) during a recent meeting regarding flood-stricken areas of Nebraska. FEMA is responding to a Presidential Emergency Declatation for the state. Jace Anderson/FEMA