WHO: Federal Emergency Management Agency
WHAT: Director W. Craig Fugate sent a letter to Congress warning that the agency in charge of disasters is facing a financial disaster of its own. There’s just $693 million left in FEMA’s disaster relief fund; the agency owes $645 million to 47 states for past relief efforts and an additional $1.7 billion to cover Hurricane Katrina rebuilding efforts.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: No wonder FEMA is broke. In the aftermath of Katrina, it spent $900 million on more than 26,000 prefabricated and modular homes that, according to its own regulations, could not be used in the coastal flood plains of Louisiana and Mississippi.
WHERE TO VENT: Call Fugate at 202-646-2500.
