Reply #24: Maine congressman: Government should do more for Gulf states [View All]

[MaineDem]

One of our Dem Congressmen just returned from the Gulf. Here's the local news story...

AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Rep. Tom Allen said Thursday that pictures and statistics don´t convey the magnitude of the devastation in the Gulf States that were hit by Hurricane Katrina just over a year ago.

Allen, speaking in the State House, said he saw "mile after mile after mile" of destroyed homes during a recent three-day visit to the New Orleans area and Mississippi.

"The devastation is beyond belief," said Allen, D-Maine. "The housing situation is incredibly precarious."

The congressman traveled to the devastated region with other House Democrats to view, at their own expense, the storm´s aftermath and meet with state and federal disaster relief personnel, local officials, business owners, community leaders and residents.

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8JRJ0T00-242.shtml