06/03/2009
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"I can't underscore the significance of the need for flexibility in the disaster recovery grants."
"In my opinion the President could not have appointed a better person to lead the long-term recovery."
"What would $5 million help the City of New Orleans, when 80 percent of our operating revenue disappeared overnight?"
"Supporting a loan, even if they could do it before the storm, is going to be impossible after the storm."