Richard L. Skinner
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Richard L. Skinner Skinner
As it stands, Richard L. Skinner, inspector general at the Homeland Security Department, told the Senate panel, many of the mobile homes might have to be sold as surplus, stored for some future disaster use, or given to another federal agency. When asked what kind of return could be expected if they're sold as surplus property, he responded that it's certainly not going to be very high, given the way they were being stored at a spot where some are sinking into the mud. Richard L. Skinner, inspector general at the Homeland Security Department, told the Senate panel that many mobile homes might have to be sold as surplus, stored for some future disaster use, or given to another federal agency. Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, asked Mr. Skinner that if they're sold as surplus property, what kind of return can you expected. His answer infuriated the panel members. He responded that it was not going to be very high, given the way they were being stored at a spot where some are sinking into the mud.