The Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee held a hearing in Austin Texas recently. The state leaders accused FEMA of insensitivity and foot dragging in delivering mobile homes to help victims.
Residents are living in tents and cars on their property. The vouchers FEMA gives them for motels can't be used because no rooms are available. FEMA had promised 300 trailers a week but they haven't received them.
There are 350 mobile homes on individuals properties awaiting sewer and power hookups. A site has to be inspected to verify a mobile home can be placed there.Jack Calley, the state's director of emergency management said he believes FEMA should be removed from the Homeland Security Department and placed under the president.
The lack of housing is causing a problem for refinery and chemical workers whose plants are expanding. FEMA is "running out the clock" for reimbursements on debris removal. So I guess that will be left up to President-Elect Barak Obama to solve the problems.
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