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Congressman Bennie Thompson plans hearing into FEMA supply ‘debacle’ »
(CNN) -- Congressman Bennie Thompson will work with Senator Mary Landrieu to hold a July 24 hearing into how millions of dollars worth of supplies…
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FEMA in the Hot Seat »
Friday, August 08, 2008
"Officials from FEMA and the General Services Administration came in for sharp questioning from Gulf Coast lawmakers during a rare joint hearing held by the members of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees(Chairman Bennie Thompson, MS and Senator Mary Landrieu, LA). The session was prompted by CNN reports (featuring Steps Allies) that FEMA had given away more than $18 million in household goods—amassed to help resettle people who lost homes in hurricanes Katrina and Rita—as surplus property while aid agencies reported the goods were still needed on the battered Gulf Coast.
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