Charlie Melancon
Charlie Melancon
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melançonis the incoming secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. From 2005 to 2011, he was the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. In 2010, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Republican David Vitter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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Clearly, he understands now the tremendous challenges we face and how much we are counting on FEMA and the resources of our nation, ... The president, by his statements today, is demonstrating the leadership and accountability needed to get the inadequate federal response to this crisis behind us and move forward with rebuilding Louisiana.
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We think it's disgusting, ... We're focused on rebuilding, not politics.
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We know very little about the role that you played,
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Tie or not for tonight? Button down blue shirt?
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Sen. Vitter worked in this House for six years and knows its leadership, ... He has placed the blame squarely at their feet, and I think they owe the entire Gulf Coast an explanation.
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My advice to them: Take the money and run, ... Spend it on your sheriff's deputies, your firefighters and our public hospitals. Spend it and don't pay it back.
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We cannot do our job if we don't get these documents, and we won't get these documents if we don't subpoena them.
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We must also be about the job of asking tough questions, my fellow Americans ? questions about the health of our infrastructure and emergency response capabilities,
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We are engaged in a massive effort under difficult circumstances to save lives and stabilize this crisis so that we may begin to restore our communities. This is job one.
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Lack of compliance is hindering the investigation.
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I'm a pro-life, pro-gun Louisiana Democrat.
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I don't represent corporations.
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It's our duty to get them the things they need when they need it. And it's not happening.
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Depict a leader who seemed overwhelmed and rarely made key decisions.