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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee used a Wednesday hearing to tout a bipartisan bill that would overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as President Donald Trump also seeks to reform the disaster response and recovery agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Representatives from both parties and experts argued that the FEMA Act (H.R. 4669) would enable disaster survivors to receive federal assistance more quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe make them figure out FEMA instead of building a system around them,\u201d said Craig Fugate, who was the agency\u2019s administrator during the Obama administration. \u201cWe are not survivor-centric. We are process- and program-centric.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The measure, which the panel last year advanced in a 57-3 vote, would create a unified disaster application system and make FEMA an independent, cabinet-level agency. Supporters contended that the agency\u2019s current location under the Homeland Security Department creates unnecessary layers of leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis needs to be an independent agency with a direct line to the president of the United States,\u201d said Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., one of the bill\u2019s original cosponsors. \u201cIt will save time on emergency management proclamations. It will save time in emergency response, and make the whole process much quicker.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The legislation makes several changes to FEMA\u2019s assistance programs with the goal of expediting payments and streamlining requests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some smaller counties, they just don\u2019t have the staff or the expertise to navigate through some of these application processes,\u201d said Cynthia Lee Sheng, representing the National Association of Counties. \u201cWhen we make it much more simpler\u2026I think that will greatly help our local capacity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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While Trump proposed eliminating FEMA at the start of his second term, an administration-backed review council earlier this year instead recommended that state and local governments take a greater share of responsibilities following emergencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., said there\u2019s overlap between the administration\u2019s proposals and the bipartisan bill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are some differences, the goals and many of the approaches to those recommendations mirror our FEMA Act,\u201d he said. \u201cFor example, we all agree reforms must be focused on a system that is state-led, locally executed and federally supported.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several speakers expressed a similar sentiment; although, Chuck Chaitovitz, who represented the Chamber of Commerce, added that \u201cempowering local leadership cannot mean weakening the federal role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the hearing, panel Democrats accused Trump of politicizing FEMA, pointing to administration-led staff cuts and a report that the president has approved 89% of disaster funding requests from states with a Republican governor and two Republican senators compared with 23% for states with Democratic leadership.<\/p>\n

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