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struggle4progress

(118,309 posts)
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 12:29 PM Sep 2018

Florence to test administration

September 14, 2018 7:57 AM ET
BRIAN NAYLOR

... "We're fully prepared — food medical, everything you can imagine — we are ready. But despite that, bad things can happen when you're talking about a storm this size. It's called Mother Nature, you never know, but we know" ...

... FEMA Administrator Brock Long is under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general for allegedly using government cars to drive home to North Carolina from Washington, D.C., on the weekends ...

... one of the top posts at FEMA, that of deputy administrator, remains unfilled. And the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA's parent agency, admits it moved $10 million from FEMA to Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/14/647504863/hurricane-florence-to-test-fema-trump-administration

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Florence to test administration (Original Post) struggle4progress Sep 2018 OP
So far, it appears the storm is not as bad as predicted. I'm sure trump will take credit for that. Hoyt Sep 2018 #1
Air tests this administration thegoose Sep 2018 #2
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
1. So far, it appears the storm is not as bad as predicted. I'm sure trump will take credit for that.
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 12:36 PM
Sep 2018

If the storm dumps as much rain as predicted on the area, there will be lots of flooding. We'll see how much the white wingers -- who oppose federal help when they aren't involved -- whine about money to repair their homes and property.

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