As rescue efforts continue in Texas after devastating floods, questions are mounting about FEMA’s ability to respond—especially under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who now requires her personal sign-off on major disaster spending over $100K.

The internet erupted on Wednesday after a bombshell report by CNN revealed that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waited three days before approving disaster aid for Texas after the deadly Kerr County flood.

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Noem ordered that every FEMA contract and grant worth that exceeds $100,000 must cross her desk for approval, CNN reported in June. The latest reporting by the outlet insinuated that this rule “stripped [FEMA] of much of its autonomy” during the flood, which raged across at least six counties and killed over 120 people in the early hours of July 4.

FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.

Kristi Noem has been slammed for enacting disaster relief reforms which officials say hobbled FEMA at the crucial moment after the Texas floods. Calls for her to resign are growing as the death toll continues to mount and 160 people remain missing after the Guadalupe River burst its banks,

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not authorize the deployment of Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search-and-rescue teams in the Texas Hill Country flood disaster until more than 72 hours after the crisis began,

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is facing intense backlash after CNN reported that she slowed federal resources to the devastating Texas floods.