Watchdog Agency Says Trump Violated Law for Sixth Time in Withholding FEMA Funds

Watchdog agency says Trump violated law for sixth time in withholding FEMA funds

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services Program.

GAO says FEMA violated law by blocking crucial assistance money

A federal watchdog has ruled that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) broke the law by blocking or delaying aid money that Congress had already approved, including funds for programs that provide shelter and food. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), which oversees federal spending on behalf of Congress, said in a decision released this week that FEMA violated the Impoundment Control Act, a 1974 law that bars presidents and age…