Louisiana congressional candidates weigh in on federal disaster recovery
Louisiana congressional candidates generally oppose changing federal disaster funding levels. However, they remain divided on whether to reverse previous FEMA staffing cuts.
In Louisiana, candidates for U.S. Senate and U.S. House races in the 5th and 6th districts mostly said they would not support changing the level of federal funding states receive after a disaster. But Democrats and Republicans are divided on whether massive staffing cuts at FEMA under Trump should be reversed.
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