FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
FEMA denies Washington state disaster relief from bomb cyclone, governor says
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.
Ferguson said in a news release on Monday that the state’s January application for assistance was denied in a letter he received on Friday. The state’s application had met all of the criteria necessary to qualify, he said.
“This is another troubling example of the federal government withholding funding,” Ferguson, a Democrat, said. “Washington communities have been waiting for months for the resources they need to fully recover from last winter’s devastating storms, and this decision will cause further delay. We will appeal.”
The executive branch is fully rotten, just a total loss. It must be reined in. Which means we must turn Congress, or otherwise take extraordinary measures.
On the one hand I'm glad I no longer live in Florida. FEMA was always getting denied by the governor and the policies are terrible.
On the other hand I now live in Oregon and love it. Some policies have even protected us. But if the big earthquake ever hits and there's no FEMA for the state, it will become destitute.
Your on your own now. There will be no help now.
It was a hell of a storm too.