On Sep 7, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: > Sure seems like that 'R' is attached to a lot of 'em > > <http://tinyurl.com/3cxr67k> > > Rick "Everything the Federal Government does is unconstitutional" Perry is > complaining because he's not getting help from the Feds quick enough to fight > the fires.
so I did a few simple searches, and FEMA's been involved all over the state since February, guess he wasn't paying attention. http://www.texastribune.org/texas-state-agencies/texas-forest-service/records-femas-wildfire-spending/ "As wildfires continue to sweep across the state, the Federal Emergency Management Agencyhas authorized seven more grants to help Texas manage the flames, bringing the tally up to 52 grants to help fight fire this year. " Here's the broadest declaration, which is the blanket fund-release requirement for the federal assistance they've been getting: http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=14975 Then again, he's had a history of getting lots of aid despite his protestations: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/04/texas-run-secessionist-guv-has-received-federal-disaster-relief-more-times-any-state -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
