John Shaw: “reading the resolution, it simply says that there is hereby established a select bipartisan committee to investigate the…”

“reading the resolution, it simply says that there is hereby established a select bipartisan committee to investigate the preparation for and the response to Hurricane Katrina. There is so much we can learn, so many missteps, but so many things that were done right. And I think it is time for us to come together. I have served in this body now 25 years; and in that 25 years, a little over half of it was under a Democrat House and Democrat leadership, Tip O'Neill, Jim Wright, three Speakers in all on the Democrat side. And I can tell you, the ratio of this committee, we would have just rejoiced in getting 9 out of the 20 spots during that period of time. I think it is tremendously fair, and I think the Speaker has been very fair in what he has talked about. Now anyone in this House that would suggest that any Member of this House or any Member of either party would whitewash or push something under the rug that could mean the life and death of the American people or the destruction of property because it is politically expedient, I just cannot imagine that. I cannot imagine that possibly happening. There is going to be good people appointed to this committee, and they are going to be people that really care. And I think after they look at it and after this report comes out, the American people will have faith once again in their Government.…”