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July 31st, 2008
Posted: 03:28 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Federal Emergency Management Agency official Thursday defended the agency’s handling of millions of dollars worth of supplies meant for survivors of the 2005 hurricanes, but pledged to check with states before any future giveaways. “We will give them notice prior to going to the proper process to get it into their hands,” Eric Smith, FEMA’s assistant administrator for logistics management, said at a congressional hearing. Officials from FEMA and the General Services Administration came in for sharp questions from Gulf Coast lawmakers during a rare joint hearing held by the members of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees. |
 
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