No Blank Checks for FEMA
Heritage’s Jim Carafano appeared on CBS’s “Early Show” to discuss the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wanting a blank check. FEMA says it has too… Read More
Articles by Matt Mayer
Cantor Demands Common-Sense Spending Cuts in Exchange for More FEMA Aid
Liberals are busy trying to drum up controversy over Representative Eric Cantor’s (R–VA) calls for spending cuts in exchange for more aid to the Federal… Read More
Obama’s FEMA Breaks Disaster Declaration Record
On August 8, President Barack Obama’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a disaster declaration for flooding in Utah. With that declaration, FEMA hit 158… Read More
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Another Federal Program Is Not the Answer to Deal with Natural Disasters
It is heartbreaking to see the destroyed homes, scattered possessions, and lives shattered by recent tornadoes in Alabama, Missouri and elsewhere. Many have lost loved… Read More
Federalism Guarantees States Key Role in Controlling Immigration
Critics of state and local government action on immigration fail to keep in mind one simple but critical point: The states have these rights. It… Read More
No Hurricanes or Earthquakes Yet, But FEMA Already Headed for Record Year
In President Barack Obama’s first two years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) averaged 108 disaster declarations per year. In less than six months, FEMA… Read More
Georgia Joins Arizona in Strong Effort to Control Illegal Immigration
It appears that Georgia Governor Nathan Deal will sign legislation passed by the Georgia House and Senate that adopts the Arizona SB 1070 framework for… Read More
Shocker: Obama Administration’s Worksite Audit Program Results in More Illegal Immigrants Staying in the U.S.
As I wrote in April 2009 and in July 2010, “The Obama Administration’s worksite audit policy is resulting in illegal immigrants simply moving to different… Read More
DHS Inspector General Echoes Four Years of Heritage Research
With the recent devastation in Japan, the paragon of earthquake preparedness, Americans are rightfully questioning the readiness of the United States to handle a large-scale… Read More
When Snow Melts, FEMA Funds Can Be Used for Health Care and Pensions
As we have written extensively, the federalization of natural disaster response is a losing proposition, as many states that have few natural disasters subsidize the… Read More
