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FEMA Gives Away $85 Million Of Supplies For Katrina Victims

Weeks after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) attempted to confiscate the rest of their trailers used by victims of Hurricane Katrina, a CNN investigation found around $85 million in goods meant for those misplaced victims sat in warehouses for two years before being sent to other federal and state agencies. FEMA said some of the items were donations from companies after Katrina, but most were purchased in the field as “starter kits” for people living in trailers provided by the agency. The items ranged from basic kitchen goods to sleeping necessities. Your government and taxpayer dollars at work.

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