From E&E News Net: Senators Hold Bipartisan Secret Meeting to Reshape FEMA. The move by about a dozen senators came as President Donald Trump threatens to reduce the agency’s role in disaster recovery.

“A bipartisan group of senators met privately Tuesday to start building support for overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in a move meant to exert congressional influence over the office as it’s being targeted by the Trump administration.

The meeting, organized by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), indicates heightened Senate concern about FEMA as it experiences deep cuts to its disaster workforce and faces structural changes under President Donald Trump, who has lashed out at the agency for delivering aid too slowly.

The legislative push comes as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are steering efforts to reduce the amount of federal aid for states in the wake of disasters.”