The technology is real and with a dedicated commitment from the government and industry, I see a bright future for not only the country, but in particular Louisiana.

It seems to me to have so much promise for what this country needs right now, starting with jobs and economic vitality.

I mean, we are literally spending billions, billions of dollars in all sorts of different ways.

What I'd like to do is turn all these green on go.

Nuclear has the potential to provide clean, cheap energy for our country.

I support these two bills before the committee, which is why I am agreeing to co-sponsor them today.

nuclear energy should have a large seat at the energy table

Absolutely. We have a great deal of that in a part of the country that I come from.

this seems like such a possible step forward

the sooner that I can grasp that the Federal agencies understand that, the better off we will all be

the numbers of kids who are homeless in New Orleans are much larger than they have ever been before the storm

Congress did come along and provided 100 percent Medicaid funding, provided uncompensated care package.

And I might mention on that that SBA has a responsibility to finance them.

The school situation is still--we are really struggling, and we have our superintendent here to talk about this.

We have had a series of hearings on the subject of how the National Government... can do a better job.

Our time is coming to an end, but Mr. Walker, just again for the record, your organization, Fleur-de-lis, received how much money from government sources and how much from charitable contributions?

I just really, really encourage you to really understand just the dynamics of what happens in a major catastrophe and the special needs of this particular population.

Let me just be clear, and it may just be that I am not clear.

Thank you very much, and thank you for creating this new model, and also your passion.

Thank you so much for being here today for this hearing of the Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery.

We can't continue to neglect these facilities and families who rely on them nor can we continue to underestimate their importance to a full and robust recovery.

I would really appreciate input from the National Governors Association and potentially maybe establishing some sort of committee for the next 6 months to work with us would be welcomed on our part.

this issue of who is taking care of children while you are trying to recover is central to the successful recovery effort

the school environment really needs to be opened up to provide this type of treatment post-Katrina

the psychological and psychosocial impact of these kinds of kids who are still suffering from the storm nearly 5 years later is significant