Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse praised the Federal Emergency Management Agencys decision to reverse rules that prohibited houses of worship from receiving disaster relief funding. In September, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Sasse wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long, saying that the old policy was unjust, unconstitutional, and unreasonable.
FEMA made the right call, said Sasse. When disasters strike, our churches, synagogues, and mosques get right to work. It didnt make any sense for Washington to discriminate against these Good Samaritans. This is good news for people of faith and the communities they serve.
