House Hearing On FEMA's "Toxic Trailers" Used In Katrina's Aftermath

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Lindsay Huckabee (R) is sworn in along with pediatrician Dr. Heidi Sinclair (L) and Sierra Club Formaldehyde Campaign Director Becky Gillette before testifying to the House Committee on Science and Technology's investigations subcommittee on Captiol Hill April 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee is investigating the Centers for Disease Control's handling of the health problems that thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors have encountered after living in FEMA-provided travel trailers with high levels of formaldehyde. Huckabee, her husband and five children lived in a FEMA trailer for two and a half years during which time they experienced many health problems, including asthma, nosebleeds and a non-cancerous tumor.

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Dr. Chrisopher De Rosa, former director of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, testifies before the House Committee on Science and Technology's investigations subcommittee on Captiol Hill April 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee is investigating the Centers for Disease Control's handling of the health problems that thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors have encountered after living in FEMA-provided travel trailers with high levels of formaldehyde. De Rosa said his bosses ignored his warnings about formaldehyde dangers in government-issued trailers.

Dr. Howard Frumkin, director for the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, prepares to testify before the House Committee on Science and Technology's investigations subcommittee on Captiol Hill April 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee is investigating the Centers for Disease Control's handling of the health problems that thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors have encountered after living in FEMA-provided travel trailers with high levels of formaldehyde.

Dr. Chrisopher De Rosa, former director of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, is sworn in before testifying to the House Committee on Science and Technology's investigations subcommittee on Captiol Hill April 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee is investigating the Centers for Disease Control's handling of the health problems that thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors have encountered after living in FEMA-provided travel trailers with high levels of formaldehyde. De Rosa said his bosses ignored his warnings about formaldehyde dangers in government-issued trailers.

DDr. Chrisopher De Rosa, former director of the Centers for Disease Control's Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, testifies before the House Committee on Science and Technology's investigations subcommittee on Captiol Hill April 1, 2008 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee is investigating the Centers for Disease Control's handling of the health problems that thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors have encountered after living in FEMA-provided travel trailers with high levels of formaldehyde. De Rosa said his bosses ignored his warnings about formaldehyde dangers in government-issued trailers.

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Christopher De Rosa (8) Lindsay Huckabee (3) Howard Frumkin (3) Harvey Johnson (2) Becky Gillette (2) Meryl Karol (1) Heidi Sinclair (1)