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</html><description>A Republican congressman says FEMA should focus on helping people &#x201A;&#xC4;&#xEC; not on pushing a political agenda. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a new, impending policy that would require states consider the changing environmental or climate conditions that may affect and influence the long-term vulnerability from natural hazards in the state. That has led many citizens and lawmakers to speak out against the rules, saying the science is not settled on climate change. Others argue this is an attempt by government to force an ideology on states. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) had this to say about the "State Mitigation Plan" in a recent "Morning Memo" podcast:</description><thumbnail_url>https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics7_brady.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>
