April 29,
2011
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Federal Emergency Management Administration spokeswoman Rachel Racusen says the administration has been working for months to aid Texas.
“This administration, through FEMA, has been working closely with the state throughout the duration of these fires, and we are supporting the firefighting efforts,” she said. “In fact, we have already approved 25 fire management assistance grants in recent to help cover expenses for these emergency response efforts, including 19 grants in April.”
Racusen said the administration believes “at this time” that the ongoing federal assistance to Texas is sufficient.
“Based on the information the state provided to FEMA through this process, it was determined that there was not a need for additional support at this time as the federal assistance is already being provided to Texas for response activities in the form of the Fire Management Assistance Grants,” she said.
Current federal aid covers 75 percent of Texas’s costs for emergency response work, such as evacuations, equipment, field camps and meals for firefighters, police barricading and traffic control. The agency’s regional office in Denton continues to monitor the situation and work closely with Texas Forest Service and Texas Division of Emergency Management, FEMA officials say. In addition, firefighting teams from more than 30 states have provided state-to-state support for firefighting efforts in Texas.
But FEMA’s response does not satisfy the Texas Republican officials.
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http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/05/cornyn-blasts-obama-for-denying-perrys-texas-wildfire-aid-request/
And this article debunks Perry's claim too:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/29/perry-laments-lack-of-federal-aid-for-wildfires/
And here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/29/rick-perry-obama-texas-wildfires_n_855441.html
And the article below exposes Perry as a 'serial requester of federal funds
http://www.whas11.com/news/national/133792843.html
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