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
that the federal government understands that it has a major commitment here. It's going to be required to support financially what we do, particularly in areas of public infrastructure.
The state has suffered a grievous blow on the coast,
There's not every thing I would put in there, but I think it is a very good bill that will make the structures much more secure,
I want to talk to the speaker and the lieutenant governor,
I'm for prosecuting them to the nth degree, ... This to me is like grave robbing, and we just can't tolerate it.
In the most obvious sense, if there's just one fund, that's simpler for everybody, ... But at the same time, when people are being incredibly generous and trying hard to help, my hat's off to them.
I'm pleased that the Legislature saw fit to do that. I know it was a tough decision, but I think they made the right decision,
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,
I don't think you've seen anything like this, ... We're talking nuclear devastation.
Between the beach and the railroad, ... every house is just gone, ... Ninety percent of the structures are totally just gone. Debris (is) knee deep, waist deep, hip deep.
the federal government has been good partners to us.
I don't want to stake out a position until I at least give the Gaming Commission the courtesy of hearing what their recommendations are,
I don't know ANYTHING about Louisiana... but we're doing great here!
Mississippi Rising is going to be a tremendous boost not just in providing desperately needed funds for our recovery effort, but also in bringing national attention to our efforts as we transition from emergency relief to rebuilding Mississippi stronger, bigger and better.