Bill would turn six closed bases into emergency shelters
By Mark Abramson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, February 16, 2009
A Florida congressman wants to give a half dozen closed-down military bases new life in order to save lives.
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., has proposed a bill that would turn six shuttered military bases nationwide into national emergency centers.
Those centers would provide temporary housing, medical and humanitarian assistance to people displaced by an emergency or natural disaster; furnish sites for first responders, government, nonprofits and faith-based organizations to coordinate a response; and serve as training centers. The bill is being called the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act.
"The congressman thought there would be an opportunity to set up emergency locations at six locations around the country to help people during emergencies," said Lale Mamaux, Hastings’ chief of staff. "I think that it is really quite critical as we saw with Hurricane Katrina … the response was terrible.
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Emergency Centers = Code word for Reeducation & Detention Camps
By Mark Abramson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, February 16, 2009
A Florida congressman wants to give a half dozen closed-down military bases new life in order to save lives.
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., has proposed a bill that would turn six shuttered military bases nationwide into national emergency centers.
Those centers would provide temporary housing, medical and humanitarian assistance to people displaced by an emergency or natural disaster; furnish sites for first responders, government, nonprofits and faith-based organizations to coordinate a response; and serve as training centers. The bill is being called the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act.
"The congressman thought there would be an opportunity to set up emergency locations at six locations around the country to help people during emergencies," said Lale Mamaux, Hastings’ chief of staff. "I think that it is really quite critical as we saw with Hurricane Katrina … the response was terrible.
LOL
Emergency Centers = Code word for Reeducation & Detention Camps