Reaction: President Bush Kills Extra $150M for Fire Grants

Aug. 14, 2002
When President Bush blocked $5.1 billion that Congress had approved for homeland security, $150 million that was added to the $360 million that FEMA was awarding in the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, often referred to as the FIRE Act, was probably lost for this round.
When President Bush blocked $5.1 billion that Congress had approved for homeland security, $150 million that was added to the $360 million that FEMA was awarding in the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, often referred to as the FIRE Act, was probably lost for this round.

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