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Joshua Batkin: Proposed rule would create disaster deductible

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants state and local governments to pony up more money before receiving FEMA assistance for recovery after disasters. A...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

February 9, 2016 9:26 am

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Joshua Batkin, director, Office of External Affairs, FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants state and local governments to pony up more money before receiving FEMA assistance for recovery after disasters. A proposed rule would create a sort of disaster deductible. FEMA believes that would persuade state and local governments to take more action to reduce risk. Joshua Batkin, director of FEMA's Office of External Affairs, spoke to Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the proposed rule.

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