WASHINGTON – While U.S. Rep. Garret Graves may not have been selected to head the transportation department by President-elect Donald Trump, his name is being bandied about as a possible head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Baton Rouge Republican, who is leaving Congress at the end of year, wouldn’t comment.

The outgoing Louisiana lawmaker is highly regarded for his understanding of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves once called federal disaster policy “ass-backwards.” Now, the fast-talking Pelican State native is a possible pick to run the nation’s emergency response operations as the head of President-elect Donald Trump’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, writes Thomas Frank.