The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding for communities and first responders nationwide to better prepare for disasters and to bolster security for possible terror or cyberattacks.

During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about the agency's grants.

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Republicans and Democrats in Congress questions the FEMA chief about the agency's response following flooding in Hill Country that left more than 130 people dead.

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A proposed federal budget would eliminate funding for over half of FEMA’s emergency and homeland security grant programs, for training, equipment, and readiness efforts

During a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) asked Acting FEMA Director David Richardson about his agency's response to the deadly floods in Texas.