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Kristi Noem: I Would Get Rid of FEMA ‘the Way It Exists Today’
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CNN
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State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (CNN)
Name: State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (CNN)
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Dana Bash
, Kristi Noem
Name: Dana Bash
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior congressional correspondent
Name: Kristi Noem
Employment: Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Position: Secretary
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02/09/2025 10:20 am
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BASH You run a ░░░░░░░░ big agency NOEM Yes ░░░░░░░░ Immigration is one of ░░░░░░░░ parts of it and ░░░░░░░░ is another On X ░░░░░░░░ morning Elon Musk said ░░░░░░░░ is broken and he ░░░░░░░░ so in response to ░░░░░░░░ suggestion that he shut ░░░░░░░░ FEMA entirely FEMA is ░░░░░░░░ course funded by Congress ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly been authorized in ░░░░░░░░ including by laws you ░░░░░░░░ for when you were ░░░░░░░░ Congress Can and should ░░░░░░░░ Trump shut it down ░░░░░░░░ He can and I ░░░░░░░░ that he will do ░░░░░░░░ evaluation with his team ░░░░░░░░ he s talking about ░░░░░░░░ which I m grateful ░░░░░░░░ He will work with ░░░░░░░░ though to make sure ░░░░░░░░ it s done correctly ░░░░░░░░ that we re still ░░░░░░░░ to help folks who ░░░░░░░░ a terrible disaster or ░░░░░░░░ in their life It ░░░░░░░░ he s been very ░░░░░░░░ that he still believes ░░░░░░░░ s a role for ░░░░░░░░ federal government to come ░░░░░░░░ and help people get ░░░░░░░░ up on their feet ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ fraud and waste and ░░░░░░░░ out there And since ░░░░░░░░ Trump has taken over ░░░░░░░░ come back into this ░░░░░░░░ we have seen incredible ░░░░░░░░ BASH What s your ░░░░░░░░ to him NOEM No ░░░░░░░░ s talked a lot ░░░░░░░░ doing block grants to ░░░░░░░░ and to local officials ░░░░░░░░ was a governor and ░░░░░░░░ I was governor of ░░░░░░░░ Dakota we saw 12 ░░░░░░░░ natural disasters that hit ░░░░░░░░ state that were FEMA ░░░░░░░░ that we had FEMA ░░░░░░░░ so I know it ░░░░░░░░ that level And I ░░░░░░░░ every single time that ░░░░░░░░ and the local county ░░░░░░░░ management directors the mayors ░░░░░░░░ city councils and the ░░░░░░░░ commissioners they made way ░░░░░░░░ decisions than the people ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C BASH ░░░░░░░░ the president came to ░░░░░░░░ and said You re ░░░░░░░░ DHS secretary do you ░░░░░░░░ I should get rid ░░░░░░░░ FEMA what would you ░░░░░░░░ NOEM I would say ░░░░░░░░ get rid of FEMA ░░░░░░░░ way it exists today ░░░░░░░░ still need the resources ░░░░░░░░ the funds and the ░░░░░░░░ to go to people ░░░░░░░░ have these types of ░░░░░░░░ like Hurricane Helene and ░░░░░░░░ fires in California But ░░░░░░░░ need to let the ░░░░░░░░ officials make the decisions ░░░░░░░░ how that is deployed ░░░░░░░░ it can be deployed ░░░░░░░░ quicker and we don ░░░░░░░░ need this bureaucracy that ░░░░░░░░ picking and choosing winners.”
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