Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States disaster response agency
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FEMA (2) · TSA (1) · Government shutdown (1) · Homeland Security (1) · Congress (1) · Federal funding (1) · National security (1) · Major Garrett (1) · Craig Fugate (1) · Coronavirus (1) · The Takeout (1) · Trump Administration (1) · Disaster Response (1)
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. The agency's primary purpose is to coordinate the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities.
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🇺🇸 WATCH: TSA, FEMA leaders testify on potential effects of a government shutdown
Republicans are emphasizing that a Homeland Security shutdown would not curtail the work of the agencies Democrats are most concerned about....
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🇺🇸 Major Garrett sits down (remotely) with former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate on "The Takeout"
Amid social distancing, Major Garrett and former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate meet remotely to discuss the federal coronavirus response efforts and...
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