Biden Admin Sending Emergency Generators To Texas

The Washington Post reports:

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the Biden administration is supplying emergency power generators to Texas and is prepared to move diesel to the state, where about 3 million people remain in the dark amid a barrage of winter storms that have overwhelmed the electric grid.

At a daily press briefing, Psaki said the White House and the Federal Emergency Management Agency “remain in close contact with states across the affected area to ensure any federal support requirements are met.”

“FEMA has supplied generators to Texas and is preparing to move diesel on to the state to ensure the continued availability of backup power. … FEMA is also supplying Texas with water and blankets at their request,” she said.

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