How Project 2025 Would Deal with Disaster Recovery

From E&E News by Politico: How Project 2025 would treat Helene survivors.

The conservative playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting disaster aid. “The conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration calls for weakening the government’s response to disasters by slashing public rebuilding money and dissolving federal flood insurance.”

“That could deprive survivors of disasters like Hurricane Helene of the financial help they need to rebuild their homes as rising temperatures and expanding development magnify the costs of catastrophes across the United States.”

The Diva acknowledges that this is an unusual article for this blog, but it’s worth reading to get familiar with the perspective of conservative political figures in the U.S.

2 thoughts on “How Project 2025 Would Deal with Disaster Recovery

  1. Politico’s phrasing of this is poor. The Snopes’ note on Project 2025 provides a much more accurate picture of what is proposed. The authors do not propose “dismantling federal flood insurance” nor FEMA but rather reform them to be more effective. Their proposals may or may not be workable (NFIP DOES need to be worked on!), but they are not mean-spirited nor aimed at shying away from public assistance.

  2. To make your statement slightly more accurate: “it’s worth reading to get familiar with the perspective of SOME conservative political figures. I personally have not heard any conservative go here except for the Heritage Foundation – authors of Project 2025.

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