This disaster was of such a magnitude that it will certainly have significant national implications regarding the response to future events such as a natural disaster or a potential terrorist attack, |
This is a scene we experienced with Katrina. Katrina was going to Florida for several days, and (then) gave us 48 hours to move, |
This is a sign that the people at the highest level of government are worried about this storm. We must prepare for the worst but hope for the best, |
This is a substantial package of initiatives that will help our families, our business and our state recover from Katrina and Rita, |
This is a tragedy of great proportions, greater than any we've see in our lifetimes, ... We know many lives have been lost. |
This is a unique situation, and that's why we're asking for a unique response, |
This is a very dangerous time, |
This program will have a dramatic effect on lowering the cost of capital for companies of all sizes that invest or reinvest in the affected area, |
This special session will move us toward bringing our families and our businesses home and bringing Louisiana back, |
This will connect the benefits to the families, |
Three hundred of the Arkansas National Guard have landed in the city of New Orleans, |
To anyone who suggests this great city should not be rebuilt, we will rebuild, |
To kick us when we're down and destroy hope, when hope is the only thing we have left, is absolutely unthinkable for a leader in his position, |
To kick us when we're down and destroy hope... is absolutely unthinkable, |
To recover from the trauma of this devastation we cannot simply re-create what those storms destroyed, |