President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has pledged to be unbiased when assessing disaster relief requests.
“My focus will be to ensure that FEMA is objective, is fair and reasonable, follows the law, and is consistent” in how it reviews disaster declaration requests, Cameron Hamilton said at a nomination hearing on June 17.
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had charged that there is a discrepancy between Republican- and Democrat-led states receiving aid, with the latter being denied significantly more often.
If his nomination is approved, Hamilton would serve as the chief adviser to Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on matters related to emergency management. FEMA operates under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)….
FEMA Nominee Pledges to Be ‘Fair and Reasonable’ in Assessing Disaster Relief Requests
