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Hurricane Katrina Federal Spending
2005-09-15T09:31:39-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2E2XC8xODg4MjQtMDctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Flake spoke about federal spending in response to Hurricane Katrina and that the 50 billion allocated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was too much to give. He said that since oversight and accountability are important, FEMA should justify their spending on a weekly basis. Representative Flake also responded to questions and comments from telephone callers.
Representative Flake spoke about federal spending in response to Hurricane Katrina and that the 50 billion allocated to the Federal Emergenc…
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Representative Flake spoke about federal spending in response to Hurricane Katrina and that the 50 billion allocated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was too much to give. He said that since oversight and accountability are important, FEMA should justify their spending on a weekly basis. Representative Flake also responded to questions and comments from telephone callers. close
Representative Flake spoke about federal spending in response to Hurricane Katrina and that the 50 billion allocated to the Federal Emergenc… read more
Representative Flake spoke about federal spending in response to Hurricane Katrina and that the 50 billion allocated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was too much to give. He said that since oversight and accountability are important, FEMA should justify their spending on a weekly basis. Representative Flake also responded to questions and comments from telephone callers. close
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