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Katrina Aid Recipients Could Be Out in the Cold in February

By Paul Bedard

September 19, 2008 RSS Feed Print

It's been over three years since Hurricane Katrina hit, and still there are some 28,000 people receiving free rent and assistance from a guilty-feeling federal government. But not for long. Housing Secretary Steve Preston, asked how long the feds are planning to pay, says: "That's a great question, and that's an important point of conversation right now." At issue is the rental assistance aid that ends in February. Recipients are being advised on what federal programs they can apply to for further help. In the end, only 4,000 are expected to get aid.

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HEY ITS TAI AND I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD PAY BECAUSE THEY CANT GET A JOB BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS DESTROYED HAHAHAHAHHA

TAIMEER of OH 12:33PM December 15, 2009

YES, IT IS TIME FOR MOST KATRINA EVACUEES TO STAND UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO WAY THAT HURRICANE IKE CAN BE COMPARED TO HURRICANE KATRINA. EVERYONE JUST NEED TO STOP PASSING JUDGEMENT ON OTHERS AND MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS. I MYSELF WAS A VICTIM OF BOTH KATRINA AND IKE, AND MY FAMILY AND I WERE AFRAID ALL OVER AGAIN. THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY IN THE WORLD TO PAY ME FOR THE LIFE THAT WAS RUINED BY KATRINA. I'M NOT GETTING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, BUT IF I WERE IT STILL WOULDN'T CHANGE THE PAIN MY KIDS AND I HAVE ENDURED. ITS SUCH A SHAME THAT TEXANS TREAT US THE WAY THEY DO BEHIND MONEY. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION, HOW MUCH IS YOUR FAMILY WORTH, HOW MUCH ARE YOUR POSSEIONS WORTH, AND COULD YOU HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE STORM? HOW WOULD YOU WANT US TO TREAT YALL IF YOU HAD TO COME TO OUR CITY?

SHAY of TX 7:10PM April 19, 2009

I too lost my house due to IKE. Texans are working to hard make our lives better and rebuild without much ( me none) Federal aid. Three years of whinning from these Katrina people is enough. Texas people, in many instances, cannot find rental housing in Houston because the Katrina slackers are still sucking off the system and won't leave. Get up , get out and leave my Texas alone.

H H OF TEXAS of TX 9:36AM March 13, 2009

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