Flood, storm and fire survivors gathered in Washington, D.C., Monday to express their alarm over a leaked report from the FEMA Review Council that proposes halving the agency’s workforce and scaling back federal disaster assistance.

Without federal aid, the state's $6.7 billion surplus would be entirely depleted if a storm like Hurricane Sandy hit today, according to a new report.

Falling federal aid should spur states to plan better for disasters, they say.