Facing South: FEMA not spending billions in relief money: "FEMA not spending billions in relief money
This is astounding:
Congress has appropriated $62.3 billion in emergency relief for stricken areas still struggling to meet citizens' basic needs, with most of the money moving through the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But agency records from late October show nearly $40 billion still sitting in FEMA's disaster-relief fund, including $2 billion in unassigned money intended for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
'Not to underestimate the good intentions of many FEMA employees, but the agency was dysfunctional eight weeks ago and it's dysfunctional today,' said Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.)."
To add insult to injury, salt to the wound, rip the scab off, etc. , ABC news is reporting that FEMA has just presented a $3 billion+ bill to Louisiana for Katrina clean-up, which works out to $8,000 for every citizen of Louisiana.
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