President Donald Trump’s call to possibly eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has Nebraska officials waiting and worrying, with two former disaster response officials saying that doing away with FEMA would leave a void that would prove difficult to fill.

FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being too slow and costly.

The president has lambasted the agency and previously floated disbanding it altogether

President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here's what to know.

President Donald Trump threatened “getting rid of FEMA,” the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA has turned out to be a disaster,” Trump said on Friday during a tour of a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

GOP lawmakers resisted the president’s suggestion FEMA might need to “go away,” but they support changes to the disaster response agency.

Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was his first official trip as vice president.

According to the executive order, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council, co-chaired by the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense, will assess FEMA’s effectiveness over the past four years, comparing its responses to state and private sector efforts of disaster relief.

Were people displaced by Helene wrongly kicked out of hotels while still eligible for FEMA vouchers? Confusion reigns.

The president issued an executive order Friday launching a year-long review of the agency’s recent disaster responses.

According to FEMA, “a home inspection may be necessary to help determine if an applicant is eligible for various types of assistance. Due to the number of counties impacted by the hurricane and the number of homes needing inspections, it may take time for an inspection to be scheduled.”