Political Quotes

“America has really seen a lot, we have been through a lot, in the past week. We have watched Hurricane Katrina from start to finish. We have seen it form in the Atlantic, sweep across Florida, and enter the gulf. And we have watched in horror as it has devastated the southern portions of Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama. We have seen some horrific images. We have seen government make some mistakes. We have seen government rescue some folks. And we have watched everyday people perform extraordinary feats. Like most people, I have been impressed and sometimes sorely disappointed. For me there is a personal element. I grew up 60 miles inland from Gulfport, Mississippi. My family still lives there. I remember Hurricane Camille and the devastation that that storm caused. I was a senior in high school. I remember watching a lot of it play out, and I can tell the Members Hurricane Katrina is worse. Last week my husband, my children, and I all traveled to Laurel, Mississippi from Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. We took our turns. We took supplies, and we helped with the cleanup. My parents have been long-time volunteers with the American Red Cross, and Laurel is an area where many coastal residents flee when they are trying to outrun the storm. We knew that those volunteers could use the reinforcements, and absolutely they could.…”