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UpInArms

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3. There is no FEMA

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Sun Apr 6, 2025, 11:05 AM

Apr 6

They killed it

DHS
Dept. of Homeland Security
"shift the majority" of FEMA's preparedness and response costs to states and localities.
Note: Trump created a council to review FEMA's structure, after telling the media "FEMA should go away".

https://www.project2025.observer/?subjects=iSE0KgC5JhEL2ooYxWMd9

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Gov. Sanders requests federal assistance from President Trump ahead of potential flooding [View all] LiberalArkie Apr 6 OP

Aren't the states supposed to handle these disasters themselves? Ocelot II Apr 6 #1

I have an idea johnnyfins Apr 6 #2

There is no FEMA UpInArms Apr 6 #3

True...but he will give the red states help if they beg properly...the blue states will get nothing PortTack Apr 6 #4

The problem is that FEMA is (or was) the vehicle for doing that. Ocelot II Apr 6 #5