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FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response

‘….It is laughable that a career public employee, who claims to serve the American people, would choose to resign over our refusal to hastily approve a six-figure deployment contract without basic financial oversight,’ another DHS spokesman said in a statement about Pagurek’s resignation. ‘We’re being responsible with taxpayer dollars, that’s our job….’

….FEMA leaders were unable to quickly mobilize some critical resources, including these elite teams, in the crucial first hours of the Texas floods. The holdup stemmed from a new rule imposed by Noem, who continues to require her personal approval for every contract and grant over $100,000 before funds can be released – a threshold that FEMA officials called ‘pennies’ during a disaster response….

Apparently, their job: