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Sources: FEMA’s Flood Response Slowed By Noem’s Cost Controls
Laura Coates Live
Jul 10, 2025
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources, like they have in countless past disasters. But almost instantly, FEMA ran into bureaucratic obstacles, four officials inside the agency told CNN.