FEMA did not respond to WIRED's request for comment. "It is not surprising that some of the same bureaucrats who presided over decades of inefficiency are now objecting to reform," the agency told the Guardian, which reported on the retaliation against the employees who signed the letter. "Change is always hard. It is especially for those invested in the status quo, who have forgotten that their duty is to the American people not entrenched bureaucracy."
Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters compel us to warn Congress and the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current administration,
Efforts to redraw US state districts to give more seats to political parties intensified, with Texas Republicans voting to arrest Democrats who fled to prevent a quorum.
New Yorkers depend on quality roads, floodwalls and other vital infrastructure to keep them safe when disaster strikes. This administration has no authority to cut this program that has helped save countless lives.
Trump's focus on the human tragedy caused by the flooding has shifted attention away from his previous promises to eliminate FEMA and shift disaster response to the states.