Many members of Congress are very displeased with this very slow pace, ... The new rules are purposely drafted to close loopholes that currently exist. |
Mr. President, time is of the essence. People are dying by the hour. There are not enough morgues. Please act. |
Offers of medicine, communications equipment and the desperately needed items continue to flow in, only to be ignored by the agency. |
on the banks on the Mississippi River, not on the banks of the Potomac. |
Only the federal government can adequately address the basic needs of our fellow Americans suffering from this disaster and they deserve a better response from their government. |
or says one more thing, including the president of the United States, he will hear from me. One more word about it after this show airs and I might likely have to punch him. Literally. |
Our country owes a debt of gratitude for the Louisiana National Guard, |
our federal government failed these individuals in life. |
Our mayors and governors, regardless of whether they're Democrats or Republicans, are hurting. They're going to have to raise taxes at a local level unless the president changes his direction. And we in the Senate, Democrats and some Republicans, are going to do what we can to get him to adjust his direction. |
Our solutions must be beyond anything we have ever considered, ... We should not be afraid to try bold new approaches. |
Our war is here. Our war is on the Gulf Coast. |
Over my dead body will you put the blame on mayors, city council members -- Republicans or Democrats -- [and] local elected officials, |
Perhaps the greatest disappointment stands at the breached 17th Street Levee, |
real signal of hope to New Orleans, to Louisiana and to the Gulf Coast. |
Ronald Reagan will be remembered for leading the United States during a time of tremendous international transition - the demise of the Soviet Union, the Berlin Wall coming down, and the end of the Cold War. |