Kerry, Landrieu Report Exposes Administration Failures on Katrina Recovery Efforts
March 8th, 2006 @ 11:04 am
Today John Kerry, Ranking Member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Committee Member Mary Landrieu released a report assessing the failures of the Bush Administration to adequately respond to the needs of homeowners and small businesses after the 2005 hurricanes damaged the Gulf Coast.
The report, entitled “Promises Made, Promises Broken: The Bush Administration’s Record on Rebuilding the Gulf Coast,” was released to coincide with President Bush’s tenth visit to the Gulf Coast, and exposes the Administration’s missteps and mismanagement that have undermined the recovery efforts.
“Photo ops will not rebuild the Gulf Coast,” said Senator Kerry. “We need to demand that promises are kept so that New Orleans can come back stronger than before and families can come home. Six months ago, President Bush pledged to ‘do what it takes.’ Today marks the tenth time President Bush is visiting the Gulf Coast to say help is on the way. The help is overdue. Nearly 120,000 Gulf Coast residents are still in limbo waiting to even find out if they will get a disaster loan and more than 140,000 others have been turned away by the Bush administration. We’re insisting on accountability. If the Republican Congress won’t do it, we’ll do it for them. Our report today shines a light on a tragic pattern of mismanagement, mistakes and avoidance of real solutions for rebuilding the Gulf Coast. Enough excuses. It’s overdue to give people the help they deserve.
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