Ray Nagin: “I'm going to be pushing for at least $1.5 billion of that $6.2 billion…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2006

I'm going to be pushing for at least $1.5 billion of that $6.2 billion for us to immediately infuse into the economy.

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Ray Nagin

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Nagin stated his intention to advocate for a significant portion of federal funds to support the economic recovery of New Orleans.

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Ray Nagin: “I'm going to be pushing for at least $1.5 billion of that $6.2 billion for us to immediately infuse into the economy.”