Representative Thompson to testify on post-Katrina housing

As reported by the Sun Herald in an Associated Press article, Congressman Bennie Thompson will testify today to a subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Thompson, who is chairman of House Homeland Security Committee, will address the continued need for permanent housing for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Thompson says that nearly three years after Katrina, about 300 families are still living in hotels and motels and more than 5,000 are in temporary housing.

Thompson says he will make it clear to the Federal Emergency Management Agency that coast housing needs to be a priority.

Thanks for all you do Representative Thompson. Keep up the good work.