US District Judge Stearns supported the demands of 20 states led by the Democratic Party, finding that the Trump administration has no authority to terminate the “Community Resilience Infrastructure Project,” nor can it divert funds approved by Congress for other purposes. The project aims to help states and communities prepare for natural disasters in advance. As an agency under the US Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the termination of the project in April, claiming that it was wasteful, inefficient, and politicized. Stearns said that this act of the government constituted “an unlawful infringement by the executive branch of the exclusive power of Congress to allocate funds for specific urgent purposes.” The BRIC project aims to prevent natural disasters and save lives, and there is no doubt that the urgency of disasters will not be reduced by bureaucratic obstruction.”

US District Judge Stearns supported the demands of 20 states led by the Democratic Party, finding that the Trump administration has no authority to terminate the “Community Resilience Infrastructure Project,” nor can it divert funds approved by Congress for other purposes. The project aims to help states and communities prepare for natural disasters in advance. As an agency under the US Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the termination of the project in April, claiming that it was wasteful, inefficient, and politicized. Stearns said that this act of the government constituted “an unlawful infringement by the executive branch of the exclusive power of Congress to allocate funds for specific urgent purposes.” The BRIC project aims to prevent natural disasters and save lives, and there is no doubt that the urgency of disasters will not be reduced by bureaucratic obstruction.”