Trump's FEMA chief drops in on Texas flood zone
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A collection of blue state attorneys general and a governor accused Trump of "unlawfully" installing acting FEMA administrators to "suddenly" shut down a "pre-disaster mitigation program." The post 'Higher risk of harm from natural disasters': Trump admin sued for 'unlawfully' installing acting FEMA heads with 'no prior emergency management experience' first appeared on Law & Crime.
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Where in the world is the FEMA head? Agency leader hasn’t been seen in over a week sparking concern - David Richardson has made no public appearances or statements following his appointment on May 8
In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, we don’t know where the current FEMA chief is, or whether he’s doing the job. That’s not ideal.
Nearly one week after flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country and killed at least 119 people, it appears the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency isn’t acting much at all to lead his agency’s response to the disaster — and the media isn’t bothering to ask why he is missing in action at such a critical time.
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Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told E&E News that the head of FEMA should be on the ground “to talk to local officials, talk to the people that have been impacted, see firsthand what the damages are—and make sure FEMA was directing the appropriate resources as fast as possible into the appropriate area.
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.
Rachel Maddow drew parallels Monday between the Trump administration's response to Texas' flooding and George W. Bush's to Hurricane Katrina.
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Raw Story on MSN'Invisible': Trump's FEMA head reportedly MIA as flood death count risesThe administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) appears to be missing in action, said a report from EE News (a Politico site). It has been nearly a week since the massive flood in southern Texas;