WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today during President Trump’s Cabinet meeting, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said, “We are going to eliminate FEMA.”

Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following reaction: 

“The Trump Administration’s grand plan for victims of natural disasters is to abandon them—and it’s a complete non-starter. Eliminating FEMA’s ability to respond after a disaster hits would be catastrophic not only for flood victims in Vermont, but for hurricane victims in the Carolinas, tornado victims in Kansas, and wildfire victims in California. This rash decision will harm ongoing disaster recovery efforts, and make it impossible to respond after the next natural disaster.  

“I’m the first to say we need to reform and improve FEMA, but we can’t do that if the agency has been illegally demolished.” 

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