FEMA staff members say current agency policies will affect disaster response

The letter from FEMA employees to members of Congress contains six “statements of opposition” to current policies at FEMA, including the expenditure approval policy that the signatories say reduces FEMA’s ability to perform its missions. The letter was also sent to multiple Congressional committees and calls on lawmakers to establish FEMA as a Cabinet-level independent agency in the executive branch.

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