The Republicans are very sensitive to the idea that the Democrats are attempting to embarrass the White House, even when there's a legitimate issue to look into. |
There is a very low probability we will find anything new. We might find some additional definition to some of the issues we have already reported on. |
There is nothing new and alarming that we have come across. |
This country is big enough and strong enough to prepare for both. |
We are looking at all the accounting issues we have looked at all along, and at this point, we don't have any conclusions. We are still hoping to wrap up the investigation by the end of December, and if we don't make it we'll do it in January. |
We're not talking about creating a new bureaucracy. We're talking about taking a number of bureaucracies and consolidating them into one streamlined organization. |
What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster, ... God forbid this happens in San Francisco. |
While we have put forth the best estimates so far on emergency responder needs, the nation must urgently develop a better framework and procedures to generate guidelines on national preparedness, |