Climate Politics

Democrats Press FEMA on the Future of US Flood Insurance

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim raised concerns about the stability of the nation’s main flood-insurance provider.

Senator Elizabeth Warren
Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg

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By Leslie Kaufman

September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC

Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In a letter to FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson that was shared with Bloomberg News, Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Andy Kim of New Jersey said the agency’s shifting priorities and loss of staff could destabilize a program that 4.7 million Americans rely on.