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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenate confirms Trump's nominee to head FEMA - June 20, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate has confirmed the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The vote was 95-4 on Tuesday for Brock Long. He previously ran Alabama's Emergency Management Agency and served as that state's on-scene incident commander during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Long takes over the agency at the beginning of hurricane season. The agency has already managed 41 disaster declarations this year and the Trump administration has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion from the agency's budget.
More than $500 million in proposed cuts would come from FEMA's grant programs, including the grants for pre-disaster mitigation efforts.
The vote was 95-4 on Tuesday for Brock Long. He previously ran Alabama's Emergency Management Agency and served as that state's on-scene incident commander during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.
Long takes over the agency at the beginning of hurricane season. The agency has already managed 41 disaster declarations this year and the Trump administration has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion from the agency's budget.
More than $500 million in proposed cuts would come from FEMA's grant programs, including the grants for pre-disaster mitigation efforts.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/20/senate-confirms-trumps-nominee-to-head-fema.html
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Senate confirms Trump's nominee to head FEMA - June 20, 2017 (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2017
OP
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. the little people don't need help says Trump
Big_K
(237 posts)2. Aaaaaaaaaand a Cat 3 hurricane is about to kick Texas right in the nuts
Let's see how anti-government they really are.
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)3. He does seem more competent
that the Arabian Horse breeder. I think they learned their lesson (at least in this regard).
Someone needs to pull out the Sandy relief bill no votes. Many high profile Republicans voted no.