it makes no sense to me that we would spend $60,000 to $80,000 to bring in a trailer.
the one thing we have to remember, in Katrina we lost 1,500 lives.
the Stafford Act, which is just a colossal mess, is our Stafford Act.
this is not about property, this is about lives.
The three problems or areas I see that are the most frustrating: One is speed, the speed in which things are getting don...
My frustration is that we just won't--we're assuming that people are trying to scam the system.
How do I get people $33,000 very fast?
The relief that our citizens want and the relief that they need and the relief that they deserve is tied up in red tape.
Our Louisiana delegation should unanimously request from the President a supplemental.
It's upon government to at least help to replace the bricks and the mortar, the value that that home carries in terms of...
So why is the average $8,000? Everyone lost clothing. Everyone lost bedroom sets and TVs and all of these other things.
I would like FEMA to just adopt a commonsense test.
Modular units, I think, could get there faster. They can be part of a permanent solution sometimes.
We have to give FEMA the benefit of the doubt that the decisions they make during a storm are right and proper.
If they make a mistake, it's the locals making a mistake. Let's actually give them the ability to make decisions.
To put this on the homeowner is--it's sad. It's sad. They built their homes according to the plans at the time.
If we give some of our Federal workers a raise, we might be able to keep them around a little bit longer.
the longer we procrastinate in moving a supplemental appropriation for this Community Development Block Grant program, f...
