Sheila Jackson Lee: “I join my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus in drawing attention to this year's catastrophic hurricane season…”

“I join my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus in drawing attention to this year's catastrophic hurricane season that has severely impacted the Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this Hurricane Season. The biggest challenge for residents of the 18th Congressional District is accessing the assistance that is available to them. From getting rooms in hotels for those displaced by flood waters to finding Disaster Assistance Centers that are accessible--when so many cars were damaged by Hurricane Harvey flood waters. This past Saturday, I joined with representatives from FEMA to provide critical information to Houstonians attempting to recover from the catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey. Many of them are still waiting for home inspections and need answers regarding the appeals process and how best to utilize Home Inspection Teams. I am calling on FEMA to create a new app to provide homeowners with instant status updates on the inspection process,'' said Congresswoman Jackson Lee. ``This app should speed up the process of scheduling FEMA inspectors for a home visit if your home has not been inspected in more than 10 days. This will help the many who are struggling to get their lives back in order. This week, FEMA announced the creation of a new housing program under the Direct Housing Assistance Program, which allows FEMA disaster relief funding to go to individual homeowners or to local governments to provide housing.…”