From Industrial Cyber: House Democrats urge DHS secretary to halt reported plan to dismantle FEMA

“In a letter to Noem, Bennie G. Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security; Rick Larsen, a Democrat from Washington and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member; Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat from Connecticut and Appropriations Ranking Committee Member; Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California and Financial Services Ranking Committee Member; and Zoe Lofgren, another Democrat from California and Science, Space and Technology Committee member wrote that “FEMA is the only Federal agency with the sole responsibility for helping communities across the country before, during, and after disasters.”

“The members mentioned their alarm about the mounting reports of FEMA being dismantled and the ongoing steps the agency is taking to fire employees and take funding from disaster recovery and preparedness grants that improve communities across the nation.”