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After Central Texas floods, Austin urges FEMA to restore grant for stalled levee project
Austin officials are calling on FEMA to reinstate $50 million in flood resilience funding pulled by the Trump administration ...
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House Democrat Grills Trump’s FEMA Boss About Deadly Texas Flood: Do the Victims ‘Deserve an Apology?’
"You seem uninterested in learning what went wrong and how to respond better. Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve ...
FEMA chief ‘can’t see anything that we did wrong’ in Texas flood response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting leader has adamantly defended the federal government’s response to historic ...
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response 'a model' for dealing with disaster
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to ...
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 ...
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Future of FEMA uncertain as lawmakers question agency leadership
FEMA's acting director, David Richardson, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday morning ...
Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response as model for nation
U.S. House Democrats on Wednesday pressed David Richardson, acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about his ...
Greg Stanton Presses Acting FEMA Director David Richardson About Texas Floods Response
During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) asked Acting FEMA Director David ...
At House hearing, scrutiny of FEMA handling of Texas floods
House Republicans and Democrats alike Wednesday offered sharp scrutiny of the federal government’s response to a recent Texas ...
FEMA leader won't say if agency will exist in the future
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on ...
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 defends agency response to Texas floods
David Richardson, acting leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency’s response to deadly Texas floods despite pushback from lawmakers. During a ...