Ted Kennedy on the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

[kerrygoddess]

Ted Kennedy on the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
August 29th, 2006 @ 12:03 pm

As Bush called for a return to New Orleans today, Senator Ted Kennedy released the following statement on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Below the statement are fact sheets on education, health care, employment, housing, national service, federal aid, and the levees in the Gulf Coast demonstrating how the Administration failed a year ago and continues to fail today.

“Every American remembers the destruction and tragedy wrought by Hurricane Katrina. As entire communities were uprooted by the storm, we came together as a nation to lend a hand to our fellow citizens who lost so much. Countless Americans prayed, donated money, and volunteered to help any way they could

Clearly, the enormous task of rebuilding the Gulf is far from over. But as every American knows, the Administration failed the people of the Gulf one year ago and it continues to fail them today. Hundreds of thousands of dislocated families still are without jobs and unable to return to the Gulf.

And we still have not taken the steps required to protect New Orleans from future storms and floods. This year-long failure to move aggressively to rebuild these communities is a devastating reminder of how this Administration has failed to keep faith with the American people. Now as much as ever we need the Administration to understand that New Orleans and the Gulf are a treasured part of our country that should no longer be ignored. We owe it to its people and to the nation as a whole to restore its economy and its rich and vibrant culture.”

The following facts sheets are via Senator Ted Kennedy:

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=4027

[texpatriot2004]

1. The fact sheet is very interesting...more broken promises by * nt