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Sep 16 2018
News
FEMA chief sidesteps Maria flap: 'There's a lot of issues with numbers being all over the place'
FEMA chief Brock Long on Sunday declined to criticize President Trump for claiming Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria had been inflated to help Democrats in a mid-term year.
Washington Times
Sep 25 2023
News
Special outreach effort aims to connect displaced Filipinos in West Maui to aid
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - State officials believe as many as half of the Filipinos displaced in West Maui have not applied for federal disaster assistance. It’s a troubling statistic — and one they hope to address. That’s why a special resource fair was set up over the weekend to reach out to members of the Filipino community. Hundreds attended and made contact with FEMA officials. Some used
Hawaii News Now
Sep 12 2018
News
Trump administration took nearly $10 million from FEMA's budget to support ICE, documents show
The Trump administration took nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's budget this summer to help boost U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to budget documents shared with USA TODAY.
USA TODAY
Oct 12 2017
News
FEMA Will Be Helping Texas for Years. So Why Does Trump Have a Different Standard for Puerto Rico?
“Help us. Without robust and consistent help, we will die.”
Mother Jones
Sep 23 2023
News
Delaware agencies working to respond to tropical storm Ophelia
Del. - The Delaware Emergency Management Agency is currently coordinating with officials from FEMA Region 3, state, county, and local agencies to respond to the potential impacts from Tropical Storm Ophelia throughout Delaware. The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning, high wind warning, high surf advisory, and high rip current risk for coastal communities. High winds
WRDE
Jan 10 2019
Headline Roundup
Trump Threatens to Withhold FEMA Funds for California Wildfires
President Trump threatened to cut off FEMA funds used to fight California wildfires, saying that the state should be able to prevent them with better forest management.
USA TODAY
Washington Times
Washington Post
Sep 12 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Admin Redirected $10M From FEMA to ICE
The Trump administration redirected approximately $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to pay for immigration detention, according to documents shared by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley.
Washington Examiner
HuffPost
USA TODAY
Sep 15 2023
News
House Oversight opens investigation into Biden response to Maui wildfires
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee opened an investigation into the federal response to the Maui wildfires, accusing the Biden administration of failing to deliver an adequate response to the natural disaster that left at least 115 people dead. Lawmakers are pressing FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to detail the shortcomings the agency faced while responding to the wildfires and
Washington Examiner
Feb 06 2018
News
FEMA awarded contract for 30 million meals for Puerto Rico to one-woman firm, which delivered 50K
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $156 million contract to a one-woman business that was tasked with sending 30 million emergency meals to victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Washington Examiner
Sep 26 2023
Analysis
Not again. Federal workers who’ve weathered past government shutdowns brace for yet another ordeal
John Hubert, an airport security officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, recalls helping fellow Transportation Security Administration workers get essentials from food banks when they worked without pay during the last government shutdown. By the end of the 35-day ordeal, he needed the same help himself.
Steve Reaves, a union leader for workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Associated Press