Bush Keeps Katrina Victims Homeless

From Harry Reid:

“This past weekend I continued my “Give ‘Em Hell Harry Red State Tour” heading to Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

Today I want to tell you what I saw in Arkansas.

At the Hope Airport there is a sea of 11,000 mobile homes set up for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These dwellings are costing FEMA hundreds of millions of dollars; yet they remain empty even as thousands remain homeless. FEMA has been unable to use the trailers because regulations prohibit placing them in flood plains. Seeing those trailers I was mystified, disappointed and appalled. And this is just one example of dangerous mismanagement and costly incompetence.

Last week, I wrote to President Bush urging him to sign an executive order for a temporary exemption from the flood-plain regulations. With the stroke of his pen, he could give flood victims homes, yet he chooses to do nothing. In fact right now in Pass Christian, Mississippi, more than 100 hurricane victims are living in tents. Are they better off?

For the past two weeks I have written you about the lack of oversight that Republicans in Congress conduct on this administration. The shocking situation in Arkansas is yet another example of this unmet need.

Write a letter to the editor demanding that the Republican Congress conduct more oversight of the administration by visiting:

http://giveemhellharry.com/page/speakout/NSA”

I shouldn’t be surprised by this. Despite the fact that there are over 2,000 passages in the Bible that discuss serving the poor, this so-called Christian President has nothing but contempt for them.

And when did Pennsylvania become a red state?

The Christian Left