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Congress Grills Former FEMA Director Michael Brown; Trent Lott Battles Insurance Company in Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - Part 2.

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ROESGEN: Ross came down from D.C. with fellow congressman Dennis Cardoza of California and a posse of staff to show CNN $431 million tax worth of mobile homes sitting unused in an Arkansas cow pasture. What's the hold-up? How does FEMA explain the delays?

Well, first, FEMA said some people who could live in a mobile home don't want one because they're much larger than the travel trailers that can fit in a driveway.

Second, FEMA says some communities lack the infrastructure to support a mobile home, like hookups for water and power. And third, FEMA rules say mobile homes can't be placed in a flood plain. Their sheer size and ...

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