WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Republican lawmakers of the panel are calling on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to provide documents and information following whistleblower allegations that the agency is discriminating against individuals displaying Trump campaign signs on their property and withholding relief.
“The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is conducting oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s actions relating to disaster relief and recovery efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Recent whistleblower accounts allege that FEMA supervisors are deviating from the Agency’s mission and limiting relief based on the political affiliations of disaster survivors. In light of these allegations, the Committee is seeking documents and information to ensure transparency and guarantee that disaster relief for Americans is not dictated based on political affiliation,” wrote the lawmakers.
At this week’s hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,” Administrator Criswell committed to providing the Committee documents related to its investigation. She testified that discrimination against Trump supporters in Florida appears to be an isolated incident, but the Oversight Committee, along with Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.), has received credible allegations of widespread discrimination against individuals displaying Trump...
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