Room for Debate: Do We Really Need FEMA? http://t.co/eLOyvxwu
October 31, 2012
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Do We Really Need FEMA? - Room for Debate
Spencer Platt/Getty Images With the Northeast contemplating the huge response that will be needed to recover from Hurricane Sandy, there's been a bit of a fuss over Gov. Mitt Romney's suggestion, during a Republican primary debate last year, that the Federal Emergency Management Agency's responsibilities be given to the states and private companies.