Tammy Baldwin: “The president came into office pledging to abolish fema.”

“And we need to work with the administration to make those citizens and communities whole as best as possible through work with fema. You know, The president came into office pledging to abolish fema. He hasn't succeeded in that. We understand that there is a role for the federal government in emergency management and emergency relief, and we need to hold them accountable to that.” (08:59–09:04)

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