FEMA boss asks for probe into worker's political bias during hurricane help
FEMA chief tells Congress about staff member who told co-workers to skip houses with political signs. Agency head confirms door-to-door aid is key part of disaster response work
During a tuesday Congressional hearing Deanne Criswell the FEMA Administrator brought up a troubling case: one of their workers told about 11 co-workers to skip houses that showed support for president-elect Donald Trump
The issue came up when discussing FEMAs main job — going house-to-house to tell storm victims about help they can get (which is super-important for disaster response). The Administrator explained how this door-to-door work helps people: “Its our job to reach every single person affected by disasters“
Criswell took quick action asking the agencys inspector general to check if this was just one person acting alone. She wants to make sure this kind of thing isnt happening anywhere else in the agency; making it clear that political views shouldnt affect who gets disaster help. The investigation will look into whether other staff members were involved in this non-standard practice
