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
We do need the federal government's help. We need them to be a good partner, but we don't need a takeover,
We have learned the hard way that making them float on water is not a good idea.
We're very hopeful that some really good ideas will be put forward,
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,
It's no secret that Mississippi's image around the country and around the world is not as good as it ought to be, ... One of the things that helps our image is any time visitors come and see Mississippi and meet Mississippians. This casino industry brings millions of people here. Those people like what they see. They like the people that they meet.
the federal government has been good partners to us.
We will rebuild bigger and better than ever. It's going to take some time, and people have to be patient.
There are structures after structures that survived Camille with minor damage that are not there any more.
I worry that we had a little hurricane fatigue, ... People boarded up for Ivan, evacuated and nothing happened. Then they boarded up for Dennis, evacuated and nothing happened. I think until very, very late, a lot of people thought, 'Ah, I'm not going to do that again.'
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.
like there'd been a nuclear weapon set off.
While it took a long time, the Legislature has passed the essential parts of the special session agenda, ... We will put those into effect immediately.
We got hit by the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.