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Rhiannon12866

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Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:03 AM Jul 2025

NYT: FEMA didn't answer thousands of Texas flood survivor calls - CNN Newsroom



New reporting from The New York Times says documents reveal FEMA did not answer thousands of calls from flood survivors. They report that the agency struggled to answer calls in a timely manner because it had fired hundreds of contractors at their call centers. CNN's Julia Vargas Jones reports from Kerrville, Texas.
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NYT: FEMA didn't answer thousands of Texas flood survivor calls - CNN Newsroom (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 2025 OP
Oh well we can do it Jul 2025 #1
Abbott: Excuse me, what does that have to with our love of football? BeyondGeography Jul 2025 #2
Hey, NYT! We know FEMA has become screwed up. Just send that to each and every Texan to remind them Wonder Why Jul 2025 #3

Wonder Why

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3. Hey, NYT! We know FEMA has become screwed up. Just send that to each and every Texan to remind them
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 10:39 AM
Jul 2025

of what they voted for.

Send it to Floridians as they are likely to find out next as Hurricane Season comes closer.

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