President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at revamping the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in the latest sign he's seeking to change how the agency handles disasters that hit the nation.
The order calls for the creation of a task force, dubbed the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, to review FEMA and recommend changes in a report to Trump.
The group will be composed of the secretaries of homeland security and defense, along with private-sector subject matter experts, per the order.
The task force could recommend getting rid of the agency. But only Congress can get rid of FEMA.
There is agreement among many experts in the disaster management community that some reforms to FEMA are necessary, Axios' Andrew Freedman says.
However, governors are likely to push back against attempts to have them shoulder the full burden of disaster response given their comparative lack of resources.
Posted by John3262005
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Doesn’t the Chevron Doctrine reversal absolutely prevent Trump from doing this without Congress?
What is the point of all this, like who had any opinions of FEMA before the 2024 election.
FEMARC 😏