Thomas Daschle: “I am disappointed with his announcement that we would not be taking up additional legislation, which I assume he meant…”

“I am disappointed with his announcement that we would not be taking up additional legislation, which I assume he meant even the emergency supplemental disaster assistance legislation until we dispose of this bill. I have expressed my concerns already about the need to expedite consideration of disaster help to 23 States who are waiting for us to respond quickly. The situation all through the country, but especially in the upper Midwest, is very severe. There are thousands of people who are homeless today as a result of the floods and natural disasters that they have had to face, thousands of people without businesses, thousands of people without homes, and thousands of people without schools. These thousands of people, hopefully, will be able to get through in spite of these difficulties and who still have hope that we can respond as quickly as possible. I do not know who the anonymous donor was, but apparently an anonymous donor has agreed to provide $2,000 to every person living in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks to help them get through these difficulties.”