FEMA’s Criswell: The Agency Has Funding to Support the Calif. Wildfire Response and Recoveries from Hurricanes Helene and Milton

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KARL Do ░░░░░░░░ have everything you need ░░░░░░░░ Congress right now Does ░░░░░░░░ need to act to ░░░░░░░░ additional resources CRISWELL So ░░░░░░░░ re very grateful for ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan support of the ░░░░░░░░ FEMA got an additional ░░░░░░░░ billion for our disaster ░░░░░░░░ fund So we have ░░░░░░░░ funding to support this ░░░░░░░░ to support this recovery ░░░░░░░░ also to continue to ░░░░░░░░ the recoveries from hurricanes ░░░░░░░░ and Milton and the ░░░░░░░░ 179 declarations we had ░░░░░░░░ year alone across the ░░░░░░░░ States I think what ░░░░░░░░ ll have to look ░░░░░░░░ in the future is ░░░░░░░░ for things like our ░░░░░░░░ development program through hud ░░░░░░░░ are the types of ░░░░░░░░ that might be needed ░░░░░░░░ help continue to support ░░░░░░░░ recovery but to take ░░░░░░░░ of what we have ░░░░░░░░ now we re good ░░░░░░░░ And quickly before you ░░░░░░░░ your job expires on ░░░░░░░░ think 12 01 on ░░░░░░░░ 20th How is that ░░░░░░░░ working Are you confident ░░░░░░░░ will be a smooth ░░░░░░░░ CRISWELL Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ ve obviously been through ░░░░░░░░ transitions before We have ░░░░░░░░ lines of succession and ░░░░░░░░ have a regional six ░░░░░░░░ regional administrator that s ░░░░░░░░ in to act He ░░░░░░░░ got 37 years of ░░░░░░░░ with FEMA and he ░░░░░░░░ be able to take ░░░░░░░░ realm at 12 01 ░░░░░░░░ the women and men ░░░░░░░░ FEMA they are committed ░░░░░░░░ continue the support.”