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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I don't think we can design a system that can compete with Mother Nature. What we're saying is that we are going to do whatever is necessary to make sure we have stronger and better levee systems than we've ever had.
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That's a decision between the Legislature and the governor. That's a decision that clearly is a local decision.
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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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It's important that people feel safe and move back into the area. It's important that business create jobs in that particular area. The levee system is vital to that process.
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They will be rebuilt stronger and better than they were before Katrina.
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The levee system will be better and stronger than it ever has been in the history of New Orleans.
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The levee system will be better and safer than it's ever been before.
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It's a very complex issue, and it's important we get it right.
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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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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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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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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.