“As noted in Chapter 4, there’s abundant evidence that presidents use their disaster-declaration authority under the Stafford Act to aid their own reelection prospects. Presidents direct more disaster relief to politically important states and declare more disasters in election years—and the average number of yearly disaster declarations has been increasing over time.35 Bill Clinton still holds the election-year record, with 75 disaster declarations in 1996; George W. Bush came in a close second in 2004, and has declared disasters at a faster rate overall than Clinton.” PoliticsEmergenciesUs PoliticsDisastersUs PresidentsFema Book:The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power Source: The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
“Many residents during the Florida hurricane Ian disaster were asking where is the Red Cross and FEMA.” RedAskingDisasterFloridaResidentsHurricaneCrossIanWhereFema Author:Steven Magee