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Appropriations members press DHS over FEMA grant freezes and BRIC cancellation
Summary
Members on the House Appropriations subcommittee demanded evidence and legal justification after DHS froze or reassessed FEMA grant obligations, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, and asked whether the department plans to reorganize or reduce FEMA's role.
House appropriators pressed Department of Homeland Security leadership about the department's decision to freeze or reevaluate FEMA-administered grants, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, and sought evidence of the specific "waste, fraud or abuse" cited by the administration.
Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee (gentlelady from Connecticut) told the subcommittee she had seen no evidence that BRIC or other FEMA programs met GAO's definition of waste and asked for the legal…
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