As recently as this past fall there was distinctions made by the White House on who got full reimbursement for their disasters and who got only partial reimbursement. And from the outside looking in, States that had Democratic governors or that leaned Democratic got partial reimbursement. States that were Republican that were solid red got full reimbursement. Now the governor of Michigan went to the White House and appealed again just recently. And finally, after a year from the ice storms originally taking place, the President approved the full reimbursement through FEMA for the ice storms. (02:27–02:38)
CLAIM
Asserts that FEMA reimbursement was influenced by the political affiliation of state governors.
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