[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                          NEED TO MONITOR FEMA

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
express my condolences to Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Dennis. 
Hurricane Dennis blasted into Florida as a category 3 storm and is 
estimated to have caused about $1 billion worth of damage and the loss 
of seven lives. I share my fellow Floridians' anguish over their 
losses. This hurricane unfortunately is just the first of many that 
will assail Florida's coasts.
  Last year, FEMA bungled cleanup efforts in the aftermath of four 
terrifying hurricanes by refusing to pay for debris removal on private 
roads, slow reimbursement, and exorbitant overpayments in the Miami-
Dade area.
  I urge FEMA to respond quickly to this latest hurricane so that the 
2004 debacle is not repeated.

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