FEMA Administrator: We’re Going To Be In Texas ‘For Years’

A cyclist passes buildings damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A cyclist passes buildings damaged by Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Rockport, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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As rain and flooding from Hurricane Harvey continued in Texas on Sunday, Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said that the agency would be helping with the state’s recovery for years.

“FEMA is going to be there for years,” Long said on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked asked how long the agency was prepared to help Texas recover from the hurricane. “This disaster is going to be a landmark event.”

“We’re setting up and gearing up for the next couple years,” Long added.

Hurricane Harvey has devastated parts of Texas and continues to dump rain on the Houston area even as it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. The city has seen extensive flooding, and officials have to release water from the area’s dams to prevent further issues.

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  1. The cleanup crews are going to be needed around the world from now on. Houston is the world. Some of you older folks may remember how it goes: This is the world. This is climate change. This is the world on climate change. Any questions?

  2. Say goodbye to tax cuts GOP.

    Sad!

  3. It will interesting to see which Republicans are going to vote for a bill to fund ‘years’ of relief when they come up with their budget, and which Rs are going to demand ‘offsets’ as they did with Sandy but not with Katrina. I’m fairly certain we’ll see a lot of hypocrisy and ludicrous rationale to explain how this is somehow different.

  4. Caught the tail end of an NPR interview with some dimbulb TX politico this morning (didn’t get whether he was state level or a Congress critter - ETA: Rep. Pete Olson). When asked about his support for the “Wall” versus possible flood control measures, he responded “That’s a whole different pot of money.” So he was still good with the wall. Yet voters trust this guy to make decisions affecting their pocketbooks??! Jesus wept.

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