Lankford Calls Out Biden Admin for Using FEMA to Respond to …
Oct 4, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a letter to President Joe Biden calling out the Administration’s reliance on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the border crisis which has diminished FEMA’s readiness for disaster relief, including hurricane response.
Lankford Pushes Back on Political Discrimination in FEMA Disaster ...
Nov 22, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act to prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in federal disaster relief.
Oklahoma senator co-authors bill to improve FEMA disaster …
Oct 5, 2024 · This is a bipartisan bill, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, and it's co-authored by Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford. It just advanced in the U.S. Senate Friday. Lankford and the other authors of the bill say it would improve the way …
Lankford leads group of lawmakers questioning FEMA response
Oct 5, 2024 · Lankford leading group of Republican lawmakers, questioning FEMA response to emergencies, Hurricane Helene. In a letter released Friday, Sen. James Lankford is alleging that disaster response money is being used at the southern border instead of for emergencies and natural disasters.
Republican senators concerned that FEMA 'entanglement' with …
Oct 4, 2024 · The senators, led by Oklahoma's GOP Sen. James Lankford, sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday, sharing their concerns over FEMA's readiness. "FEMA’s continued entanglement in DHS’s efforts to respond to the border crisis could impact its readiness and emergency response mission," the Republican lawmakers wrote.
Lankford’s Bill to Reform FEMA Individual Assistance Programs …
Oct 4, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Legislation led by Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Peter Welch (D-VT) to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance program has advanced in the Senate.
Senators fear FEMA ‘entanglement’ with border crisis could hurt ...
Oct 4, 2024 · FIRST ON FOX: A group of senators led by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is warning the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s "entanglement" with the southern border may have limited its...
Chickasaw leaders, Lankford discuss next steps with FEMA ... - KOSU
May 1, 2024 · Chickasaw Nation Executive Officer of Emergency Management Steve Cash, Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford addressed their concerns with FEMA officials on April 30, 2024 (left to right).
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Vows To Stop FEMA From Discriminating …
Nov 21, 2024 · Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced a bill Thursday afternoon that would expressly prohibit disaster aid from being denied to anyone based on politics.
Paul, Peters, and Lankford Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application ...
May 17, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Gary Peters (D-MI), and James Lankford (R-OK) to simplify the application process for federal disaster recovery assistance has advanced out of committee.
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