FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 1,080

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that if confirmed he would ensure natural disaster recovery efforts are “objective” and “fair.”

Cameron Hamilton, who worked as acting head of the agency before being fired and ultimately nominated for Senate confirmation by the president, faced criticism from members of both political parties about the agency’s response time.

But it was Democrats who repeatedly pressed …

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