Posted on 03/02/2020 10:03:59 AM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning for the possibility that President Donald Trump could make an emergency declaration to bring in extra funds and personnel to assist the administration's coronavirus response, according to internal documents obtained by NBC News.
FEMA officials are preparing for an "infectious disease emergency declaration" by the president that would allow the agency to provide disaster relief funding to state and local governments, as well as federal assistance to support the coronavirus response, according to agency planning documents reviewed by NBC News.
The Trump administration would have to use the 1988 Stafford Act to enable FEMA to provide such disaster assistance. Emergency declarations are most often used in the event of natural disasters but can be used to help manage disease outbreaks.
"To me this is another indication that the president and the White House are finally aware of the gravity of the situation," said Michael Coen, who was FEMA chief of staff during the Obama administration. "They need to consider all tools available to them and have contingencies for action."
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This may be a little off topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n3J5maPXf0
I would think they are just dusting off the plans that were first developed in about 1950 and regularly updated.
CDC removed number of tested and deaths from their website between yesterday and today. They also cancelled a scheduled briefing at the last minute. Not good signs.
"Finally", more politics seeping into this by Democrats.
No this has been modernized.
Hence the end of my post (updated)
Agreed. I did not see that.
Just wait...
We have large underground storage facilities laden with survival goodies. The question is, will the government distribute that to us unwashed masses?
He'll now be accused of either politically weaponizing FEMA, using FEMA for his own political advantage, or needlessly scaring people that an emergency is imminent.
With Democrats it's damned if you do damned if you don't.
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