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Tornado relief funds to accelerate Picher buyout “Frankly, rebuilding here is not going to be a real option,” Henry said. “Once the buyout process is completed, there won’t be the infrastructure here to support continued households and other activities. It just wouldn’t make sense for people to rebuild in the Tar Creek Superfund Site.” Henry, along with U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla., toured the devastation Tuesday, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison. All pledged to provide support to Picher. “We’re in it for the long haul,” Paulison said. “It’s a different FEMA than you saw two years ago. We’re going to be here with you.” Inhofe said he and Boren would propose legislation to divert federal relief money to buying out residents. “We have a buyout going on while a disaster takes place, and that’s unprecedented,” he said. “We’re going to try to divert as much of the money that would be coming in normally had there not been a buyout to hopefully accelerate the buyout.” The Associated Press contributed to this report. Volunteer help Members of the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army remained in Picher on Tuesday, providing meals and counseling for storm victims. The Red Cross has set up a shelter for those whose homes were destroyed at the First Christian Church, 2424 N. Main St., Miami. 
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