White House opposes Senate call to dismantle FEMA
Posted on: Thursday, 27 April 2006, 11:48 CDT
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday signaled opposition to a Senate panel's call to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the main focus of criticism for the administration's botched response to Hurricane Katrina.
"As we're headed to this hurricane season, now is not really time to really look at moving organizational boxes," Fran Townsend, homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush, told reporters aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans.
A Senate panel on Thursday recommended that the heavily criticized FEMA be replaced with a new agency that would be better able to respond to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
"Yes there's a better way to organize it... we look forward to working with the committee," Townsend said. "I think we all share the same common goal and that is having a strong, capable FEMA that is better able to serve the American people when they're in greatest need."
Source: REUTERS
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