FEMA Says No to Ice For Hurricane Survivors

'Hurricane survivors are being put at risk in Texas and other hot weather states because the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not providing ice in relief situations, say watchdogs, relief workers and local leaders in Hurricane Alley.  "It's frustrating that the government can deliver $85 billion to bail out AIG, and they can't deliver ice in Texas," said Ben Smilowitz, executive director of the Disaster Accountability Project (DAP), a nonpartisan organization that monitors the nation's disaster response system'

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