Trump's plan to 'eliminate' FEMA would affect these states the most
The agency that manages the federal government’s disaster relief efforts may soon be shut down, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Trump during a meeting of his Cabinet on Monday.
“We’re eliminating FEMA,” Noem said, referring to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has led the response to more than 4,300 disasters nationwide since it was established 45 years ago.
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Where FEMA helps the most
Not all disasters are created equal, of course, and some states are far more vulnerable to devastating emergencies than others. Nearly 80% of the money in Labowitz’s database has gone to hurricane relief. Hurricane Maria alone resulted in more than $57 billion in total funds sent to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after both island territories suffered catastrophic damage from the 2017 storm.
Louisiana has gotten more than $30 billion during this period, by far the most of any state. More than half of that came in response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but FEMA has sent $1 billion or more to the state after four other hurricanes over the past 20-plus years. The other top aid recipients are Florida, New York and Texas, all states that have been hit by major hurricanes in recent decades.
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