Lawmakers relay disaster relief assurances, concerns to FEMA chief

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Washington (CNN) -- Lawmakers and the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency met for about an hour Thursday to discuss FEMA's response to flooding along the East Coast, and to announce a loose coalition of lawmakers to monitor that response.

FEMA Director Craig Fugate said the damage is still adding up. "The remnants of (Tropical Storm) Lee have actually caused new flooding, taking some of the areas that were hit by (Hurricane) Irene and they're flooding again," he said.

A damage estimate was impossible in some cases, he told reporters after the meeting.
"We haven't been able to get in to look at some of the infrastructure," Fugate said. "Now it's flooding again."

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