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Members press DHS on FEMA reform and paused grant funding; Puerto Rico funds and timelines questioned
Summary
Lawmakers from both parties asked Secretary Noem about plans to reform FEMA and about reports that DHS has paused or withheld grant funding. Noem said the administration plans to empower states, will convene a FEMA Review Council, and is reviewing grants; members asked for written plans and assurances funds already obligated will be delivered.
Multiple lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee on May 20 pressed Secretary Kristi Noem for details about the administration’s plan to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and about reports that DHS paused or withheld certain grant funds to states and localities.
Noem testified that President Trump has directed a FEMA Review Council to recommend reforms and that the administration’s policy aim is to “empower states and local governments” to respond to disasters while providing…
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