Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Texas.

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

The two members of the House Oversight Committee, along with the panel’s top Democrat, U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, sent letters Friday to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Commerce Inspector General and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

DHS head Kristi Noem refuted a CNN report that her requirement for personal sign-off on DHS contracts over $100,000 slowed emergency response to deadly Texas flooding.

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