WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Andy Kim issued the following press release:
As the Senate considers Trump's nominee to head FEMA, Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on FEMA, led 16 colleagues in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought demanding immediate transparency and accountability after reports that the Trump Administration has disproportionately rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states, failing to deliver timely aid to disaster survivors.
Despite federal regulations requiring that FEMA provide disaster relief recommendations based on verifiable criteria, the Trump Administration has provided no further inform...