Jay Inslee: “So it actually costs the taxpayers about $3,500 a week and you can go…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2005

So it actually costs the taxpayers about $3,500 a week and you can go on a cruise for $599 a week.

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Congressman Jay Inslee criticizes the cost of FEMA's cruise ship contracts for evacuees.

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Jay Inslee: “So it actually costs the taxpayers about $3,500 a week and you can go on a cruise for $599 a week.”