💭 If Congress won't bail out FEMA, it can't bail you out | Editorial - South Florida Sun Sentinel

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Are you hurricane ready?Here’s your to-do list:Hurricane insurance and flood insurance (if you’re in the zone) are paid. Check.Shutters working or storm windows installed. Check, check.Flashlights, candles, disaster supplies, all ready. Check, check, check.Emergency exit kit with important papers and cash ready to go in a special water-proof envelope. Check.Emergency evacuation routes charted to get to a safe place. Check.And, if all else fails, we can always count on FEMA — if we get that whopper of a storm this hurricane season — to help bail us out. Actually, we can’t.The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund is once again running out of money.

sun-sentinel.com     Jun 12, 2024