Thursday @ 9AM: Event with Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on Trump’s Threat to Eliminate FEMA
(WASHINGTON) – This Thursday, Committee on Homeland Security Democrats, led by Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson, and the Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus will co-host an event with former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell to discuss President Trump attempting to eliminate the critical disaster response agency. The Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Bennie G. Thompson, Troy A. Carter, Sr., Dina Titus, and Tim Kennedy, was created in 2023 with the goal of making disaster outcomes more equitable and making communities stronger. President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s threats to the agency risk undoing the progress made in recent years.
This meeting will be streamed live on our website and YouTube.
Event details:
WHO: Co-Chairs of the Disaster Equity and Building Resilience Caucus and the House Committee on Homeland Security Democrats
WHAT: “Facing Elimination: A Conversation on the Value of FEMA”
WHEN: Thursday, June 26 @ 9am EDT
WHERE: U.S. Capitol Meeting Room (HC-5), Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, D.C.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Deanne Criswell, Former Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (2021-2025)
This event is open to the media, Congressional staff, and the public. Please RSVP via email by June 25.
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