SOTU: Bush Has Neglected Hurricane Reconstruction
SOTU: Bush Has Neglected Hurricane Reconstruction
Bush said: “Tonight the armies of compassion continue the march to a new day in the Gulf Coast. America honors the strength and resilience of the people of this region. We reaffirm our pledge to help them build stronger and better than before. And tonight I am pleased to announce that in April we will host this year’s North American Summit of Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the great city of New Orleans.”
FACT — KATRINA HAS SLIPPED FROM BUSH’S RADAR: In the 2007 State of the Union, there wasn’t a single mention of Hurricane Katrina or the ongoing Gulf Coast reconstruction effort. [SOTU, 1/23/07]
FACT — GULF COAST STILL STRUGGLING TO RECOVER: “Almost 40% of the people displaced from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina” lived “below the poverty line last year,” according to a Census Bureau survey. The survey also found that “nearly a third of those who fled the hurricane could not find jobs last year, and thousands more weren’t trying.” [USA Today, 10/8/07]
FACT — BUSH HAS SHORTCHANGED SCHOOL RECONSTRUCTION: The estimated cost of hurricane-related destruction in K-12 and higher education in Mississippi and Louisiana is $6.2 billion,” but “the federal government has provided only $1.2 billion.” Foreign governments contributed $131.5 million to recovery funding for Louisiana colleges, slightly less than the $135 million contributed by the U.S. government. [Southern Education Foundation, 8/29/06]
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January 28th, 2008 at 9:33 pmARREST THESE MEN.
lets see…when did Katrina happen?04/05……and he’s just now starting to bring it up?WTF!…………………………I like what 99 luf balloons said….and I agree whole heartedly!
January 28th, 2008 at 10:04 pmHey Bush thinks about New Orleans all the time. He has to fly over it on his way to Texas.
January 28th, 2008 at 10:10 pmDidn’t Shrub put Shooter in charge of reconstruction in New Orleans? How’s that working out for you folks down there?
January 28th, 2008 at 10:48 pmThe people I know in NO are still suffering deeply,
January 28th, 2008 at 11:37 pmWhat a coincidence. Today, CBS was talking about the Bush administration’s “compassion” for Katrina victims too:
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/28/cbsnews_investigates/main3761948.shtml
January 28th, 2008 at 11:41 pmI disagree that NO has fallen off of Bush’s radar. New Orleans has NEVER been on his radar since day one.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm