THAT is VERY UNLIKELY….
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s vow to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is just words….
She CANNOT actually eliminate a US Department…..
Only Congress can….
And?
Red State’s SURLY NEED the Federal money….
So do the Lawmakers and Governors….
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s vow to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is raising the alarm from experts on disaster assistance, who say it could leave vulnerable communities at risk.
Noem this week said she was planning to eliminate the agency but did not elaborate on what that meant. Spokespeople for FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the disaster relief agency, did not respond to questions about whether FEMA’s services would be cut entirely or reshuffled elsewhere.
President Trump has also said he would consider “getting rid of FEMA.”
Carrie Speranza, president of the USA Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers, told The Hill that if FEMA is shut down, she would be “fearful for this next hurricane season and what that means for survivors.”
“You’re talking hundreds of thousands of people that will be impacted with very little resources to help,” Speranza said.
FEMA helps support communities before, during and after disasters. This includes helping localities with coordinating during a storm, conducting some search and rescue operations and providing funding to help communities rebuild….
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Prior to Noem’s remarks, Trump issued an executive order that called on the Homeland Security secretary to propose changes to FEMA and ensure “state and local governments and individuals have improved communications with Federal officials and a better understanding of the Federal role.”
The order stopped short of eliminating the agency, however.
Shana Udvardy, senior climate resilience policy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, noted that the administration “doesn’t have the legal ability to eliminate FEMA” because a 2006 law established it as a distinct agency. But she said she perceives ongoing changes at the agency to be “death by 1,000 cuts,” particularly citing staff dismissals. …
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