House GOP begins Katrina response probe

[sabra]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/12713621.htm

House GOP begins Katrina response probe

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - House Republicans began their inquiry Thursday into the government's "largely abysmal" response to Hurricane Katrina as federal authorities prepared for another big storm threatening the Gulf Coast.

Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia, the Republican leading the review, pledged "to investigate aggressively what went wrong and what went right" with federal emergency aid after Katrina.

"Even armed with solid, advance information on Katrina's severity, the response of local, state, and federal officials was largely abysmal," he said.

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Democrats, who are seeking an independent panel to investigate the response, have refused to participate in what House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intended to be a bipartisan committee.

[rurallib]

1. Should be a short inquiry with a great whitewash report.

Could be done before Rita fizzles out. I have a feeling they already know who screwed up and who didn't.

[Moderator]

2. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1796562