Let me just make a quick point on Katrina. Actually, there was good oversight there. Chairman Davis had a very good committee. Unfortunately, my friends on the other side of the aisle chose largely not to participate in an oversight function.
Tom Cole: “Let me just make a quick point on Katrina. Actually, there was good oversight there. Chairman Davis had a very good…”
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