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On the recordNovember 17, 2005
the Bush Administration's inability to deal with natural disasters was demonstrated once again yesterday when the President's buddies at FEMA sent Thanksgiving greetings to the Katrina victims: ``Hit the streets in two weeks.'' The same ``compassionate conservatism'' demonstrated during the botched rescue is now being repeated in the aftermath. In addition to victimizing the victims again, this will leave cities across Texas with a sudden increase in the homeless population; cities like Austin that are still owed over $2 million in what the Federal Government promised to pay for the Katrina disaster. While giving evacuees only two weeks to leave, FEMA took three weeks to issue the October 24 press announcement. Mr. President, I understand your desperation for the distraction offered by foreign travel, but is it not time for you to get home and address one of the many failures of this Administration for Americans? ____________________
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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