Claim: Former first lady Barbara Bush said that Hurricane Katrina refugees being housed in the Houston Astrodome were "underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."
Fact-check: Did Barbara Bush Say Living in the Astrodome Was 'Working Very Well' for Hurricane Refugees?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Barbara Mikkelson
Date published: 2005-09-08T00:00:00