Posted on 10/07/2005 7:52:45 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
WASHINGTON Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu chastised the Senate today for working to pass defense legislation while refusing to deal with the immediate needs of victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Landrieu says two-thirds of the 63 (b) billion dollars that Congress already has provided in hurricane relief has not been spent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Landrieu says Congress should redirect 14-point-seven (b) billion dollars of the money already appropriated to provide health care for evacuees, pay the salaries of public employees, and provide relief and help to public schools, hospitals and small businesses.
And she said lawmakers need to act this week, before Congress leaves for a week-long recess.
Landrieu said the White House offered last night to provide 300 (m) million dollars from the already approved relief funds to help cities like New Orleans pay their policemen, firefighters and other public employees.
But Landrieu said that is not enough.
The Louisiana Democrat took the floor while the Senate was waiting for members to offer amendments to the defense spending bill for fiscal 2006. Her speech also coincided with President Bush's defense of his Iraq policy in a speech to the National Endowment for Democracy.
(cough)(cough) tax whore! (cough)(ahem)
funny eh?
You are assuming her constituents will actually get any of the money after it filters through the pockets of corrupt Mary and her cronies.
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