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E&E News' Tom Frank says the federal government has started flouting its own guidelines for sending aid to states.

He says FEMA is becoming less reliable during these times of crisis.

Frank : The idea that FEMA has been responding to too many small disasters has been around for a long time.

FEMA is basically an insurance policy for states with no premium.

Because there's no premium, there’s minimal incentive for states to do things that they could do to reduce damage from future disasters.

The way the law is written, the president— Trump or anyone—has an enormous free hand on what they do with a disaster.