04/06/2006
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"This immediate financial assistance will be available to help evacuees with transportation, clothing, housing, and food costs."
"I have found that the conditions caused by Hurricane Katrina constitute a 'national emergency' within the meaning of section 6."
"I've declared Friday, September 16, 2005, a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance."
"The Federal Government will provide evacuees $2,000 in needed financial assistance."