A Harvard graduate who worked in President George W. Bush's White House, Stefanik managed Rep. Paul D. Ryan's
debate preparation when the Wisconsin Republican was the vice presidential nominee.
Until we have reasonably trustworthy answers to (A) and / or (B), the serious policy
debate will continue to be over how much to spend on general precaution and specific
preparation for things we don't know will ever happen — let alone
when they might occur in the next 100 years.