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Onetime acting FEMA chief fired by Trump now on track to be confirmed to head agency

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved one step closer to confirming the first administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency since President Donald Trump took office last year. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-4 to send Cameron Hamilton’s nominati…

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  1. Louisiana Illuminator

    Former acting FEMA chief Trump fired now on track to head agency (opens Louisiana Illuminator)

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    The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-4 to send Cameron Hamilton’s nomination to the floor, though it wasn’t immediately clear whether the full Senate would vote before it breaks for its August recess.

  2. Virginia Mercury

    Onetime acting FEMA chief fired by Trump now on track to be confirmed to head agency (opens Virginia Mercury)

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    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved one step closer to confirming the first administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency since President Donald Trump took office last year. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-4 to send Cameron Hamilton’s nominati…

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