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Saturday, May 28, 2011

FEMA out of money?

According to a report in USA Today (May 27th):

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has $2.4 billion in its Disaster Relief Fund to last through Sept. 30 and is seeking $1.8 billion for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. Lawmakers from both parties say those sums are not enough to pay for the billions in damage caused by the extraordinary string of weather-related disasters this spring.

"FEMA will have to stop recovery efforts in 50 states in the spring of 2012" without additional money for disaster relief, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., wrote in a letter to her colleagues. She heads the Senate panel that oversees FEMA finances.

So, how do you feel about that? Some folks have expressed the opinion that FEMA shouldn't do as much as they already do. My question to them is: "Who ya gonna call?"
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