Calvin Johnson said "America is going to have to pay the cost of this. It is the fault, with all respect, of the Corps of Engineers, which is an American peace. I know we're a third world down here in New Orleans and I know barely a part of America. They failed. They need to come up with the bucks to give us the sufficient funds so we can do what we have to do." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 27, 2006

America is going to have to pay the cost of this. It is the fault, with all respect, of the Corps of Engineers, which is an American peace. I know we're a third world down here in New Orleans and I know barely a part of America. They failed. They need to come up with the bucks to give us the sufficient funds so we can do what we have to do.

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Calvin Johnson

Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Judge Johnson blames the federal government for the funding crisis affecting public defenders in New Orleans.

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