Mary Landrieu Threatens President Bush Yet Again
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Frustrated by a lack of progress in rebuilding the state's levees, a Louisiana Democrat threatened Wednesday to block President Bush's appointments requiring Senate confirmation until "significant progress" is made toward restoring the flood protection damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August.
...................Mary Landrieu D-LA
Saying coastal residents "cannot wait much longer," Sen. Mary Landrieu blamed the loss of 1,200 lives in her home state "to the loss of wetlands as a protection and a lack of levees that held."
What Landrieu neglected to mention:
Army Corp Of Engineers Races To Rebuild New Orleans Levees
She is demanding that the Bush administration develop a comprehensive levee, flood control and coastal restoration program, and dole out the funds to pay for it.
"For me, this used to be a major policy issue," she said. "Now, it's an issue of life and death."
The senator said she sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday and "urged him specifically to request of Congress $6 billion that his administration says that we need in order for our region to be safe."
If the White House fails to meet her demands, "I will be compelled to use the power of my office as a senator to hold all executive nominations until we can get a response from the administration."
There was no immediate response from the White House.
Blocking or failing to act on executive appointments may not be the only pressure she applies, she warned. "I have other leverage, and I'm prepared to use it if I have to."
In her Tuesday letter, Landrieu writes, "Mr. President, the piecemeal approach that has marked your administration's response to providing adequate levee and flood protection for Louisiana has not worked. It needs to be replaced by a comprehensive approach that is both more effective and cost-efficient."
She added that money spent on levees and flood control would ultimately save the government money "by eliminating the need for costly post-storm recovery and rebuilding in areas that were not adequately protected. That is a major lesson learned from last year's horrifying experience."
Landrieu Threaten's President Read Full Story Here
President Allocates 3 BILLION For Hurricane Re-Building/Homeland Security Meeting Read Full Story Here
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Oh Brother another election ploy. So far the President has requested and Congress has approved 3 BILLION dollars for recunstruction of the Levees. (That's not including money for victims) And the Army Corp. Of Engineers not only had to wait for the go ahead from State and Local officials to start the re-building, but now they are in a race against time! Landrieu say's she "Has other Leverage and is prepared to use it", what is she going to do beat President Bush to a pulp because her State and Local Government Officials dropped the ball in the first place?(Her included) Left buses sitting there that could have evacuted people BEFORE THE HURRICANE HIT, have lost millions of dollars that were supposed to go to hurricane victims, and no-one in the State of Louisiana seems to know where this money went, and now is threatening that the Bush administration develop a comprehensive levee, flood control and coastal restoration program, and dole out the funds to pay for it. HE ALREADY HAS!!! And now she want's 6 BILLION more? And is threatening to "Hold Up" ALL President Bush's Executive Nominations until her demands are met? Nothing like holding up progress when what you want is already being done eh Mary? But that's typical for Democrats. You need to look at Louisiana Government to find the problems. Everyone else is rebuilding even Hurricane raveged Florida! And not moaning and whining about it. I would still like to know why she has never been admonished for threatening to hit the President?
...................Mary Landrieu D-LA
Saying coastal residents "cannot wait much longer," Sen. Mary Landrieu blamed the loss of 1,200 lives in her home state "to the loss of wetlands as a protection and a lack of levees that held."
What Landrieu neglected to mention:
Army Corp Of Engineers Races To Rebuild New Orleans Levees
She is demanding that the Bush administration develop a comprehensive levee, flood control and coastal restoration program, and dole out the funds to pay for it.
"For me, this used to be a major policy issue," she said. "Now, it's an issue of life and death."
The senator said she sent a letter to Bush on Tuesday and "urged him specifically to request of Congress $6 billion that his administration says that we need in order for our region to be safe."
If the White House fails to meet her demands, "I will be compelled to use the power of my office as a senator to hold all executive nominations until we can get a response from the administration."
There was no immediate response from the White House.
Blocking or failing to act on executive appointments may not be the only pressure she applies, she warned. "I have other leverage, and I'm prepared to use it if I have to."
In her Tuesday letter, Landrieu writes, "Mr. President, the piecemeal approach that has marked your administration's response to providing adequate levee and flood protection for Louisiana has not worked. It needs to be replaced by a comprehensive approach that is both more effective and cost-efficient."
She added that money spent on levees and flood control would ultimately save the government money "by eliminating the need for costly post-storm recovery and rebuilding in areas that were not adequately protected. That is a major lesson learned from last year's horrifying experience."
Landrieu Threaten's President Read Full Story Here
President Allocates 3 BILLION For Hurricane Re-Building/Homeland Security Meeting Read Full Story Here
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh Brother another election ploy. So far the President has requested and Congress has approved 3 BILLION dollars for recunstruction of the Levees. (That's not including money for victims) And the Army Corp. Of Engineers not only had to wait for the go ahead from State and Local officials to start the re-building, but now they are in a race against time! Landrieu say's she "Has other Leverage and is prepared to use it", what is she going to do beat President Bush to a pulp because her State and Local Government Officials dropped the ball in the first place?(Her included) Left buses sitting there that could have evacuted people BEFORE THE HURRICANE HIT, have lost millions of dollars that were supposed to go to hurricane victims, and no-one in the State of Louisiana seems to know where this money went, and now is threatening that the Bush administration develop a comprehensive levee, flood control and coastal restoration program, and dole out the funds to pay for it. HE ALREADY HAS!!! And now she want's 6 BILLION more? And is threatening to "Hold Up" ALL President Bush's Executive Nominations until her demands are met? Nothing like holding up progress when what you want is already being done eh Mary? But that's typical for Democrats. You need to look at Louisiana Government to find the problems. Everyone else is rebuilding even Hurricane raveged Florida! And not moaning and whining about it. I would still like to know why she has never been admonished for threatening to hit the President?
posted by Marie's Two Cents | 11:01 PM
2 Comments:
The democrats are in charge of lousiana
Seems to me that the responsibility of repairing those levees is the states. What does Bush have to do with it other than approving or disapproving tthe necessary funds? Instead of whining about it, why aren't they using the funds they already have to start building?
Incidentally, the levee didn't break. it was the canal wall that was breached.
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