Why isn't this crystal clear proof that an entity as big as Wells is not only too big to fail, but it is too big to mana...
So just as an example, Wells is the biggest participant in the SBA's 7(a) loan program.
I think it was really, unfortunately, underreported in the national news for various reasons.
the one thing we have to remember, in Katrina we lost 1,500 lives.
So why is the average $8,000? Everyone lost clothing. Everyone lost bedroom sets and TVs and all of these other things.
the Stafford Act, which is just a colossal mess, is our Stafford Act.
To put this on the homeowner is--it's sad. It's sad. They built their homes according to the plans at the time.
Is there a prohibition that prevents money towards going to a permanent housing solution, not temporary, permanent?
If they make a mistake, it's the locals making a mistake. Let's actually give them the ability to make decisions.
it makes no sense to me that we would spend $60,000 to $80,000 to bring in a trailer.
We have to give FEMA the benefit of the doubt that the decisions they make during a storm are right and proper.
Modular units, I think, could get there faster. They can be part of a permanent solution sometimes.
Our Louisiana delegation should unanimously request from the President a supplemental.
the FEMA we had during Katrina and Rita was a FEMA that just didn't work.
My frustration is that we just won't--we're assuming that people are trying to scam the system.
It's upon government to at least help to replace the bricks and the mortar, the value that that home carries in terms of...
I would like FEMA to just adopt a commonsense test.
Why is the average coming out somewhere around $8,000?
