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
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.
We will fail if we don't allow the casinos to come on shore.
Six thousand homes were destroyed in Camille, ... I suspect it's going to be higher.
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.
Many will see the vote on shore-based gaming as the first defining vote of where Mississippi is headed, ... Will it be business as usual; the same old, same old? Or are we going to lift our horizons and take advantage of this opportunity to have something better?
Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships.
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 urge all Mississippians to please take this storm seriously. Now is the time to prepare yourself, your family and your friends.
I urge all Mississippians to please take this storm seriously, ... Now is the time to prepare yourself, your family and your friends.
The state today has suffered a grievous blow, and we're not through,
The state has suffered a grievous blow on the coast,
Eliminating the federal share of CPB funding would free up $400 million this year, ... That is enough money to build 40 elementary schools.
To me looting is about the equivalent of grave robbing, ... We're not going to stand for it.
And I hate to say it, I think there are going to be more.