the goal is respond to the disasters and maintain reserves for new disasters until we get to the next fiscal year. the house acted and funded $1 billion for additional disaster relief money. that money has been offset by savings elsewhere. shannon: so can t can t can t siz they have done their job. but lays this at the feet of the senate if there is not money there. in the big debate, fundamental debate we ll have about the role of government and how bloated government is and where we should cut it back. fema with the exception of ron paul is a basic function of government. most conservatives would say the federal government should have coordinating responsibility for disasters. as eric cantor saide, he is not slashing fema. he just wants to offset it with cuts elsewhere. in general, fema got good reviews. memory of katrina is sered in the memory of every politician
the goal is respond to the disasters and maintain reserves for new disasters until we get to the next fiscal year. the house acted and funded $1 billion for additional disaster relief money. that money has been offset by savings elsewhere. shannon: so can t can t can t siz they have done their job. but lays this at the feet of the senate if there is not money there. in the big debate, fundamental debate we ll have about the role of government and how bloated government is and where we should cut it back. fema with the exception of ron paul is a basic function of government. most conservatives would say the federal government should have coordinating responsibility for disasters. as eric cantor saide, he is not slashing fema. he just wants to offset it with cuts elsewhere. in general, fema got good reviews. memory of katrina is sered in the memory of every politician