CRISIS/FEMA/PUERTO RICO: “Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble… It’s old electrical grid, which was in terrible shape, was devastated. Much of the Island was destroyed, with billions of dollars… owed to Wall Street and the banks which, sadly, […]
Category: FEMA
9/14/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Am leaving now for Florida to see our GREAT first responders and to thank the U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA etc. A real disaster, much work to do!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 14, 2017 06:05am […]
9/13/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA: “I will be traveling to Florida tomorrow to meet with our great Coast Guard, FEMA and many of the brave first responders & others.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 13, 2017 06:34am […]
9/9/2017
COAST GUARD/CRISIS/FEMA: “The U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA and all Federal and State brave people are ready. Here comes Irma. God bless everyone!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, 2017 09:56pm […]
9/8/2017
FEMA/RELIGION/TEXAS: “Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey (just like others).” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 8, 2017 07:56pm […]
9/5/2017
FEMA/RELIGION: “Three Texas churches damaged by Hurricane Harvey are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging that the agency unconstitutionally denies them disaster relief funds. Under existing FEMA policy, houses of worship are not eligible for disaster aid. Eric Rassbach, a lawyer with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which is representing the churches, said […]
8/28/2017
CRISIS/FEMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Federal Emergency Management Agency is calling on Americans to help with the response to Hurricane Harvey through financial donations or by assisting with search and rescue efforts, as the rainfall continues over the next few days. The federal government was focused on rescue operations on Monday morning and expected about 30,000 […]
8/28/2017
CRISIS/FEMA/NATIONAL DEBT: “Tropical Storm Harvey leaves Congress with a pair of unexpected financial challenges: further shoring up a heavily indebted federal flood insurance program and providing emergency funding for uncovered damage. Lawmakers will be under pressure when they return to Washington next week to extend the National Flood Insurance Program after the flooding disaster crippled […]
3/07/2017
BUDGET/DHS/FEMA/IMMIGRATION: “The Trump administration wants to gut the Coast Guard and make deep cuts in airport and rail security to help pay for its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to internal budget documents reviewed by POLITICO — a move that lawmakers and security experts say defies logic if the White House is serious about defending […]