Texas rep: Trump needs to declare federal disaster area for Harvey

[steve2470]

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/347979-texas-rep-trump-needs-to-declare-federal-disaster-area-for

A Texas lawmaker is calling on President Trump to be proactive and declare a federal disaster area for areas affected by Hurricane Harvey in the hours before the storm makes landfall.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) tweeted Friday afternoon that while Texas citizens have experienced a storm like this before, Trump hasn't, and he shouldn't underestimate it.

The White House said Thursday that Trump is monitoring the hurricane with the help of chief of staff John Kelly and said the administration was in "great shape" to respond to the crisis.

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, who took over when Kelly left the department's top post, were both well-prepared.


Somehow I think President Obama would have already done the declaration.

[samnsara]

1. by now everyones has come to not believe anything coming out of the WH...

...wonder how many deaths will be caused by Trump and his pack of liars...(A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN BENGHAZI I BETCHA!)

[Ilsa]

2. Why hasn't blake farenthold asked for it?

His district will be hit dead-on.