05/20/2009
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"I hope that you receive this in the spirit because that is our only tool right now at the federal level."
"About 20 percent of the residents of this city, representing about 4,000 families, are yet to return to the community because of all sorts of challenges associated either with housing, employment, hea..."
"we insisted that the money be distributed as between states based on damage"
"Mayor, I will absolutely be in Galveston sometime soon."