FEMA Extends Program to Pay Hotel Bills
From Times Wire Reports
Stung by complaints that it was pushing hurricane victims out before the holidays, the Federal Emergency Management Agency extended its hotel housing program by a month in 10 states where many of the evacuees sought shelter after Katrina and Rita.
More than 46,000 families in those states have until Jan. 7 to move out of hotels and into travel trailers, mobile homes or apartments.
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