Donald Powell
Donald Powell
Donald Powell Distinguished Service Orderwas an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II...
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This program allows states' leaders -- who are closest to the people -- to decide exactly how this grant money should be spent.
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We believe that these funds will meet the permanent housing needs of the state so that its residents can return and get back on their feet, not only with a roof over their heads, but with a safe one as well.
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Rebuilding should not become an exercise in centralized planning. If federal bureaucrats determine the path of rebuilding, local insight and initiative will be overrun and local needs overlooked.
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Like the rest of the economy, banks are feeling the effects of the recession, as well as the aftershocks of the terrorist attacks on America in September,
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The American public knows that the banking sector has had record profits for the last four years. It's an opportunity to be generous.
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That work is being done as we speak.
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I think everyone in this room understands that the dual banking system is at a crossroads,
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I represent the American taxpayer also and I just share that with you to say that it's terribly important, terribly important that the good people of Louisiana, have a plan that is transparent, that is detailed, that is separated from the political winds, that will be administered for oversight, anybody looking at it can question, what's happening and that integrity just gushes from that plan, terribly important. It's a lot of money that the taxpayers are bringing forth.
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Today the president is requesting another $1.5 billion.
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It's a very complex issue, and it's important we get it right.
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Everyone has the same concern and interests -- that the flood maps be available for the four parishes as soon as possible.
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The administration will come out with a certain level and then it will be up to Congress to decide on the level. The president is committed to rebuilding the Gulf Coast.
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The federal government is committed to building the best levee system known in the world. It's a complicated issue.
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They will be rebuilt stronger and better than they were before Katrina.