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Greg Casar: “Inside of NOAA, which is the bigger agency that includes the…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Congressman Greg Casar Demands Investigation into Federal Response to Texas Flooding

Published | Video Starts at 06:19

We need to know what happens if there's a second flood going on at the same time and they're understaffed. Inside of NOAA, which is the bigger agency that includes the National Weather Service, there are internal reports of, quote, very severe staffing shortages. That's serious. As Texans face more floods and fires and freezes. The administration has said that they want to basically abolish FEMA as it exists today. (06:19–06:29)

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