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'Where Is He?': Al Green Freaks Out, Unleashes On FEMA Administrator Over Tragic Texas FloodsDuring his remarks in a House hearing today, Representative Al Green unleashed on FEMA Administrator David Richardson. Green asked, "Where is he?"
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Noem is right that FEMA’s current deployment seems to not be working all that well. But no matter how officials describe their plans, the Trump administration is dismantling the federal government’s ability to prepare for, warn about, and help Americans recover from disasters.
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
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In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, we don’t know where the current FEMA chief is, or whether he’s even 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.
Rachel Maddow drew parallels Monday between the Trump administration's response to Texas' flooding and George W. Bush's to Hurricane Katrina.
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.