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"Where do you get this stuff. That is just plain false. DHS, FEMA can't spend money Congress doesn't authorize. Please provide so proof that FEMA and/or the Corp has the authority to spend money on whatever they want."

Please stop misquoting me. I never said that FEMA (or any other agency of government) can spend money that isn't authorized. That is where forceful and effective leadership comes into play. It is up to FEMA to go before congress and present their case as to why the money is necessary in order for them to fullfill their legal mandates and obligations.

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I didn't misquote you, I cut that quote from from your post and don't accuse me of doing it.

Requesting money for levee construction is the job of LA politicians. Both FEMA and the Corp have done many studies about the status of the levee systems as they are required to do. It is Congress that has to make the decision to allocate money. The design basis of the levee system is CAT 3. Congress has known since 1965 that this was the case. LA has gotten tone of money for levee work since then and have largely wasted it.