Waste Alleged in Hurricance Recovery Story aired: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
A recent story in The New York Times shines a spotlight on post-hurricane government waste in the Jackson, Mississippi area, which, 160 miles from the Gulf Coast, sustained minimal damage from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA is being criticized for writing a few too many checks to some 30,000 people who'd made home damage claims in that part of the country.
Larry Fisher is the director of the Hinds County Emergency Department in Jackson. He says that FEMA actually asked him to adjust his calculations up to match the huge number of claims the government agency was paying out for.
Guests:
Larry Fisher, director of the Hinds County Emergency Department
