“One of the things government should be around for is to deal with catastrophes. It should do that well. To me, that's a government function, and we shouldn't be playing political games with it.”

Gary Johnson is an American politician and businessman. He served as the governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011, known for his fiscal conservatism and pragmatic leadership. Later, he ran for U.S. president twice as the Libertarian Party nominee, advocating for limited government and free-market principles.