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FILE – A tattered American flag flaps outside a home with furniture and household items damaged by Hurricane Helene piled outside along the street awaiting pickup ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell appears before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Election signage goes up outside of the FEMA Disaster Relief Center which is being converted to a polling location for the general election on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Ridge Manor, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., addresses Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell as she testifies in front a House Committee on Oversight and …