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Exclusive: ‘A more vulnerable nation’: FEMA memos lay out risks of plan to cut $1B in disaster and security grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first ...
Watch: Acting FEMA director testifies before House on improving disaster response
David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday morning on ways to improve ...
David Rouzer Stunned By Acting FEMA Director David Richardson's Response To His Question On Grants
During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about the agency's grants.
FEMA leader won't say if agency will exist in the future
The head of FEMA offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also ...
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In first hearing, FEMA chief dodges on agency future
Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Emergency Management, acting FEMA chief David ...
Rescue chief leaving FEMA over red tape should be a warning siren | Editorial
Congress should be demanding accountability from FEMA. Instead they're going on vacation. A short hearing by the House ...
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'Faux Concerns About Efficiency': Sheldon Whitehouse Freaks Out, Hammers Trump Over Senseless Attacks On FEMA During Powerful Remarks In Hearing
During his remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse hammered the Trump Administration over what he labeled "faux concerns about efficiency." ...
At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame
At several points during the hearing, the state emergency management chief directed attention to the role of local emergency managers in disaster response.
FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods
The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for states to take a greater role ...