Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbouris an American Republican politician who served as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group. which he again joined after his service as governor. Barbour also co-chairs the Bipartisan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
This is a small solution, ... We are going to look at base camps and modular cities, if you will. But I just want to say to you we are not where we need to be on temporary housing.
This is not just a coast calamity. All the way up in the state, there's terrific damage,
This bill is about more than gaming, ... By signing this bill, the state is taking the necessary precautions to provide safety for the casinos and, in turn, is providing jobs for thousands of displaced Mississippi workers.
After Camille in 1969, another opportunity was lost,
It came in on Mississippi like a ton of bricks. It's a terrible storm.
I will say, sometimes I'm scared, too, ... But we are going to hitch up our britches. We're going to get this done.
For those people, we are working very hard that if they don't have insurance or if they don't have coverage, that we can come up with a way to help them financially, help to make them whole,
There are structures after structures that survived Camille with minor damage that are not there any more.
Today, I saw reporters cry, ... And mayors. And deputy sheriffs.
We're preparing for the worst and praying for the best,
Some people believe state government is being run so efficiently that no money can be saved. I am not one of those people.
Some people are trapped in their homes, but we can't rescue them until the winds die down.
Local people have to make the decision, ... The purpose of this commission is not to impose decisions on you. It's to illuminate the choices.
I'm for prosecuting them to the nth degree, ... This to me is like grave robbing, and we just can't tolerate it.