Trump’s FEMA nominee says disaster agency should ‘strike a new balance’ to save money
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Cameron Hamilton, nominee for FEMA administrator, emphasized the need to balance restoring agency order with President Trump's objective to reduce federal disaster aid during his confirmation hearing. He previously served as acting head of FEMA until his dismissal in May 2025.
During his Wednesday confirmation hearing, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator nominee Cameron Hamilton sought to toe the line between restoring order after a turbulent year at the agency and President Trump’s desire to scale down federal disaster aid. Hamilton was FEMA’s acting head last year until he was fired in May 2025 after he said that FEMA…