Trump’s Firing of FEMA Director Unsettles GOP Senators

Trump’s push to eliminate FEMA draws backlash from Republican senators

Senate Republicans expressed alarm after President Trump fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency's acting director for testifying that closing the agency would harm disaster response efforts.Alexander Bolton reports for The Hill.In short:Cameron Hamilton, acting FEMA director, was fired after telling Congress that dismantling FEMA would hurt the nation’s disaster readiness.Republican senators, including Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Lisa…

Cole and Fellow Republicans Are Uneasy About Trump’s Slash-and-Burn at FEMA - Oklahoma Watch

Many Republicans in Congress are uncomfortable with the Trump administration’s proposed overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and some of them are going public with their concerns.“FEMA needs to be reformed, but it’s an important instrument in recovery in every disaster I’ve ever seen,” Rep. Tom Cole, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, said. “We need to be careful about not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.…

Since 'Storms Have This Weird Way of Not Honoring State Boundaries,' Republicans Are Fretting Over Future of FEMA as Hurricane Season Approaches

More than a dozen signed a letter asking for a spending freeze to be lifted for one storm mitigation program.

Trump’s firing of FEMA director unsettles GOP senators

(The Hill) -- Senate Republicans are unsettled by the Trump administration’s decision to fire Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for speaking out against Trump’s plan to shutter the agency. Hamilton testified to lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month that closing FEMA would not be in the best interest of the American people. The next day, he was escorted out of FEM…

Trump's latest firing hits wave of GOP opposition: 'Betrays lack of understanding'

Senate Republicans are not happy about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to The Hill. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is one of the many voices who are disappointed to see Hamilton go. “Storms have a na...

GOP in Congress pushing hard to solidify Trump's agenda, says RSC Chairman Pfluger

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Between high-profile hearings featuring members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet and the House Energy and Commerce Committee's reconciliation markup lasting over 26 hours, it was another busy Wednesday on Capitol Hill as Republicans face criticism that they have not acted quickly enough to make Trump's executive orders permanent.In the basement of the Capitol building, the Republican Study Committee hosted border czar Tom H…