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Report Concludes That FEMA Should Be Replaced

by Pam Fessler, NPR
April 27, 2006

Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are proposing that FEMA be eliminated.

After investigating the response to Hurricane Katrina, the committee releases a draft report recommending the creation of a new National Preparedness and Response Authority to replace FEMA within the Department of Homeland Security.

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  • Morning Edition, April 27, 2006
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