Matt Mayer

Heritage Foundation

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Visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation; former senior official in Department of Homeland Security (2004-2006)

Matt Mayer on KCRW

Superstorm Sandy has  FEMA  back in the headlines, with potential consequences for the Presidential campaign.  What does FEMA really do?

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After major disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency becomes a household word. It gave George W. Bush a black eye after Katrina.

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