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U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Parkland is partnering with Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett on legislation to streamline the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) block grants program for faster disaster aid deployment.
The related bills, titled the Disaster Housing Flexibility Act and Disaster Response Flexibility Act, would allow states to opt into block grants for housing and public assistance after a major disaster declaration.
Moskowitz, a past Florida Emergency Management Director, also renewed support for his FEMA Independence Act to restore FEMA to a Cabinet-level agency.
“Bureaucracy,” he said, “is getting in the way of FEMA fulfilling its core mission.”
– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics, The South FL 100