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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  SENATE INVESTIGATION: FEMA so flawed and beyond repair 'it should be disbanded' Wed Apr 26 2006 18:57:19 ET FEMA is so flawed and beyond repair that it should be disbanded, a bipartisan Senate investigation into the response to Hurricane Katrina has concluded. The report, which is scheduled to be released on Thursday, says that the effort by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to "retool" FEMA will not work. Newsroom sources tell DRUDGE, the NY TIMES is planning to report on Thursday Page Ones: Thousands of hurricane evacuees who were promised one year of free housing and utilities are being told by FEMA that they are not eligible for such help and must either pay the rent themselves or leave. Of the approximately 55,000 families who were given 12-month housing vouchers, nearly a third are receiving notices that they no longer qualify, FEMA officials said. For the rest, benefits are also being cut -- they will have to sign new leases, pay their own gas and electric bills, and re-qualify for rental assistance every three months. The notifications have panicked evacuees and raised the ire of city officials and landlords, who say that FEMA is reneging on a promise and dismantling a program that is helping greater numbers and is far less costly than other housing solutions like trailers. Developing... |
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