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David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday morning on ways to improve

At a House Transportation Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) questioned Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson about FEMA's response to flooding in Texas.

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson didn’t directly respond when asked if FEMA would continue to exist in the future.

Testifying before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Emergency Management, acting FEMA chief David Richardson was asked by Democrats point blank whether FEMA will continue to exist. President Donald Trump has suggested repeatedly that the agency could be eliminated as part of his government-shrinking measures.

During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) spoke about Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson's response to deadly flooding in Texas.