Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs of the initial federal disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.
FEMA is bracing for the price tag ... "We're going to need the United States Congress to follow up with appropriations to help provide significant help for our fellow Americans who need this ...
And while Trump, given his social media habits and unpredictable impulses, could announce his FEMA pick at any minute ... to live in California that Joe Biden is president of the United States and did what he did immediately,” Newsom said.
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs of the initial federal disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned that ... "We are all in this together. It's the United States of America," he said. "We need the incoming president to view it that way."
Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief
The aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires may become a fiscal nightmare for lawmakers as the new Congress attempts to address American's growing national debt.
He added, "I'm going to make an appeal right now to the United States Congress ... morning that FEMA has "no money" under the Biden administration, which is false. Congress passed a bill in ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.
Biden mentioned a FEMA program through which fire victims can receive a one-time $770 payment, but there are other forms of federal aid available.
Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct access to the president which would, in his view, improve its overall operation.