Texas, FEMA
Digest more
Slingshot News on MSN14h
'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?"
5don MSN
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
State prosecutors want to restore $4.5 billion in canceled funding and to declare that FEMA's acting administrator is serving "unlawfully."
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.
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.
Explore more
States allege the Trump administration illegally ended FEMA's BRIC program, halting billions in disaster mitigation funding and putting storm-prone communities at risk.
Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told E&E News that the head of FEMA should be on the ground “to talk to local officials, talk to the people that have been impacted, see firsthand what the damages are—and make sure FEMA was directing the appropriate resources as fast as possible into the appropriate area.
Rachel Maddow drew parallels Monday between the Trump administration's response to Texas' flooding and George W. Bush's to Hurricane Katrina.