Too often those most in need are left behind when disaster strikes. My bill aims to change that so every American, regardless of where they live, how much money they have, or the color of their skin, gets the assistance they need after a disaster strikes.
Demings emphasizes the need for equitable disaster assistance through her proposed legislation.
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I am proud to have partnered with Chairman Thompson on the FEMA Equity Act to address these flaws in our Federal emergency management system.
We are here to discuss communities that are most at-risk during disasters and struggle to recover properly from their effects.
To ask the States to decide our most essential freedoms is essentially to make all of us supplicants to the government.
We ought to be asking ourselves, okay, what's next? If you think it stops here--well, there has already been an indication that it does not stop here.
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