Biden administration's FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell and House Democrats discussed the state of FEMA under the Trump administration and the impact dismantling the agency could have on emergency response and preparedness. The former administrator outlined the importance of FEMA and discussed the role state and federal resources play in emergency management. Additional topics included equity disaster response, cuts to grants for volunteer and rural first responders, partnering with states for catastrophic planning in cases of nuclear disaster, and the impact staffing cuts have on institutional knowledge at the agency.