From the Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Long takes over the agency at the beginning of hurricane season. The agency has already managed 41 disaster declarations this year and the Trump administration has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion from the agency’s budget.
More than $500 million in proposed cuts would come from FEMA’s grant programs, including the grants for pre-disaster mitigation efforts.