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‘We’ve been ghosted by FEMA’: Officials across country say they can’t get answers on critical funding
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
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Welch: let’s fix FEMA, not scrap it
Welch on Tuesday introduced a sweeping legislative proposal designed to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...
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The Trump administration says it wants to eliminate FEMA. Here’s what we know
Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The ...
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Welch unveils bill to reform FEMA
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Wednesday unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and ...
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Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose FEMA Independence Act
The FEMA Independence Act will now be reviewed by the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. While some lawmakers continue to support keeping ...
Senator Welch to introduce bill aiming to improve FEMA’s long-term disaster recovery
Senator Welch said cutting that red tape will give more power to the towns that need to act quickly following a severe ...
FEMA employee violated Hatch Act with directive to skip homes with Trump signs, OSC says - MSN
The Office of the Special Counsel has found a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee’s directive to avoid houses with Trump campaign signs during Hurricane Milton violated Hatch Act ...
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FEMA’s beginnings trace to great 1927 Mississippi River flood, but now may be on chopping block
President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...
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FEMA employee's Trump yard sign directive violated Hatch Act, OSC finds - The Hill
Former FEMA worker Marn’i Washington's directive to avoid Trump campaign signs during hurricane relief violated the Hatch Act, the OSC found. Washington has already been fired.