Congresswoman Laura Friedman criticized FEMA's response to the Texas floods at a House hearing, highlighting significant call handling failures.
Quiver AI Summary
On July 23, 2025, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) criticized Acting FEMA Administrator Robert Richardson during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. She addressed the agency's failure to respond to numerous calls from disaster survivors during recent flooding in Texas, citing internal data and a significant drop in response rates.
Friedman pointed out that FEMA's inability to renew call center contracts led to thousands of unanswered calls. She emphasized the impact on those seeking help and highlighted frustrations within FEMA regarding bureaucratic delays. In response to Richardson's remarks about the situation, Friedman reiterated the importance of accountability and having a responsive government during emergencies.
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Laura Friedman Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Laura Friedman is worth $1.0M, as of July 24th, 2025. This is the 289th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Friedman has approximately $409.8K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Laura Friedman Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Laura Friedman:
- H.R.4662: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".
- H.R.3874: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act
- H.R.2428: Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act
- H.R.2427: Stop Disaster Price Gouging Act
- H.R.2254: Don’t Penalize Victims Act
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Laura Friedman Fundraising
Laura Friedman recently disclosed $176.6K of fundraising in a Q2 FEC disclosure filed on July 15th, 2025. This was the 482nd most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year. 74.8% came from individual donors.
Friedman disclosed $141.2K of spending. This was the 395th most from all Q2 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Friedman disclosed $324.2K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 564th most from all Q2 reports we have seen this year.
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