Trump "called for a 9 percent reduction of funding to disaster-relief programs in his proposed budget."
Yep. And a proposed $1 billion FEMA budget cut to pay for Trump's Wall. I hope that cut gets shelved.
President Trump is free to visit Texas to assess the situation there. My problem with that visit was the governor of Texas so busily patting himself on the back for the swell job he was doing he needed surgery afterwards.
It's still way early in this natural disaster. Major areas of Houston are flooded and now heavy rains are predicted inland for Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Right now, all focus needs to be on the rescue operations.
After the flood waters recede comes the even tougher part: Recovery. Hundreds of thousands of homes and thousands of commercial buildings will need to be thoroughly repaired or replaced. This will be a multi-year effort.
Maybe the next time a state gets hit by a massive hurricane, Texas congresspeople won't be so quick to say "not my problem!"