WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Andy Kim issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) (https://kim.senate.gov/), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee's Subcommittee that oversees FEMA, and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) (https://welch.senate.gov/), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to pursue meaningful Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform, including improving the agency's disaster response and recovery timeline.
Senators Kim and Welch also encouraged Secretary Mullin to support the nomination of an experienced FEMA Administrator, ensure FEMA is adequately staffed, and cooperate with congressio...