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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Noem demanding to sign off on all FEMA expenditures over $100K and staff says it’s impacting emergency response

Federal Emergency Management Agency workers claim they ran into red tape while trying to assemble resources in response to the catastrophic flooding in central Texas because of new guidelines implemented by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

FEMA officials told CNN they were unable to pre-position Urban Search and Rescue crews from across the country to Texas, as flood waters dramatically rose to levels not seen in decades, destroying children’s summer camps, homes, and putting hundreds of lives at risk.

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