USDA's Hurricane Aid: Not Necessary?
It's not just FEMA. The Agriculture inspector general reports that much of the rental assistance provided to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita didn't go to people who really needed it. But as with FEMA, it's a lot easier months and years after the fact to say that better controls should have been in place, and quite a bit different to try to get aid out to people as quickly as possible in the midst of a massive disaster.
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