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House GOP doesn't want to talk about FEMA funding cuts and voting to shut down the country. But now they want accountability on the weather.

7:44 PM · Oct 5, 2024

NBC News - House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane Helene after flooding claims more than 200 lives

Some North Carolina GOP representatives have praised the federal response.

Oct. 5, 2024, 4:10 PM EDT
By Laura Strickler

The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding.

Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives.

In a letter sent Saturday, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, chairman of the House Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell for “information regarding FEMA’s advanced forecasting models, its pre-positioning of resources, and its coordination with federal, state, and local partners in response.”

A spokesperson for FEMA confirmed to NBC News that the agency received the letter and will work with Congress on Hurricane Helene efforts.

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