History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function
The Trump administration is talking about dismantling FEMA, pushing more responsibility for disaster response to the states.
The Trump administration is talking about dismantling FEMA, pushing more responsibility for disaster response to the states.
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