Once again, Michele Bachmann is making promises she can't keep.
http://www.yourneighborhoodnews.net/Archive/HugoEdition/28May08/Tornado.htmlCongresswoman Michele Bachmann, who visited the site, issued a statement which said, “I will do all I can to ensure that the full array of federal aid and resources is available to the families, businesses, farms, and communities affected.”
But Timmy the Tool says no federal aid is likely to be forthcoming:
http://wcco.com/local/pawlenty.hugo.fema.2.733225.html"There's a variety of disaster programs, but the main one is through FEMA, and they have thresholds about what level of damage and type of damage has to be demonstrated before the eligibility for their programs kick in. A lot of that has to do with damage to public infrastructure," explained Pawlenty.
Because most of the damage destroyed private homes on private property, it's not likely to meet that criteria. Instead, private insurance will pay to clean up and rebuild most of Hugo.
Watch Bachmann continue to try to milk this tragedy to promote herself. What a fraud.