A House panel will consider the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s future in a hearing this week, as President Donald Trump has floated dissolving the agency.
The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology will hear from state and private sector emergency managers, as well as a FEMA official from the Obama administration.
The hearing comes as Trump has cast uncertainty on plans for federal emergency management. During his first week in office, Trump said “FEMA will go away” and suggested that states should have full control over disaster recovery, using federal money disbursed through the White House.
The administration has since moved away from threats to dismantle the agency, instead pointing toward the need for significant reforms.
