WATCH LIVE: FEMA, TSA nominees testify in confirmation hearing before Senate Homeland Security panel
Summary
Cameron Hamilton is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee amid discussions about the future role of FEMA under this administration.Key Facts
- Cameron Hamilton was briefly the head of FEMA last year before being fired.
- He is nominated by President Donald Trump to lead FEMA again.
- Hamilton previously defended FEMA when the administration had plans to dismantle it.
- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on his nomination.
- Hamilton has no experience as a state or local emergency management director.
- He has criticized FEMA publicly in the past.
- The Trump administration has recently seemed less focused on getting rid of FEMA.
- The confirmation hearing took place at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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