John,

FEMA is America’s lifeline in the face of disaster. But now, that crucial safety net is on the chopping block.

Donald Trump’s extremist Project 2025 plan would gut FEMA’s resources, forcing states to cover 75% of all disaster recovery costs. That means communities, especially small and low-income states, would be left without the federal support they desperately need after catastrophe strikes.

Without FEMA, disaster relief would become chaotic, inadequate, and devastatingly underfunded. Local communities would be forced to fend for themselves, relying on strained state budgets, while big corporations and the wealthy remain untouched. This is an outright abandonment of the American people.

As climate change fuels more extreme and frequent disasters, slashing FEMA’s funding would be catastrophic.

FEMA needs full funding, not reckless cuts that put lives in jeopardy. Tell Congress to step up now and reject any proposal that weakens our disaster response capabilities.

Imagine the next Category 5 hurricane slamming into the Gulf Coast yet local governments are left scrambling for relief because federal funds are tied up in Trump’s radical agenda. That’s exactly what Project 2025 would bring.

Under Trump’s plan, millions of Americans in disaster-prone areas would be abandoned, left with rising insurance costs, shattered homes, and little to no government assistance. The wealthy will be fine. Working-class families? Left behind.

We’ve seen what happens when FEMA is delayed or underfunded. From Hurricane Katrina to the California wildfires, every moment counts when responding to disasters. The last thing we need is a system that delays or denies relief simply because a community can’t foot the bill.

Congress must act now to protect FEMA and ensure every American, no matter where they live, gets the help they need in times of crisis.

Let’s make sure that disaster relief is never treated as a political bargaining chip.

- DFA AF Team