The Washington Times

In storm’s wake, Romney faces scrutiny on disaster aid

It’ll take several weeks to come up with damage cost estimates to determine whether FEMA’s main disaster account will need more money.

FEMA has enough cash available to deal with immediate disaster relief, almost $8 billion, thanks to a six-month government funding bill passed in September and the new disaster financing system.

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