It's not our fault that the levees breached that the federal government built. It's not our fault that we were stranded and left. It's not our fault that the Road Home program only has issued 12 percent of the grants after almost two years. It's not our fault that our water system is leaking today.
Mayor Ray Nagin defends the city's situation by blaming the federal government for the failures in the recovery process after Hurricane Katrina.
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