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 know we've had some loss of life. We really don't know how much. There are credible accounts of 50 to 80 in Harrison County. Those are not confirmed, but they're credible,
We've actually got utility crews in from Canada.
The fact is the storm overwhelmed all of the system, ... Now, we're little by little trying to get back. We've turned some corners, but we've got a lot of corners left to turn.
We've suffered a grievous blow that we won't recover from for a long while.
We've turned a corner. We're well into the cleanup phase now. We're focusing on the future for the state of Mississippi.
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 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.
We're preparing for the worst and praying for the best,
The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.
Today, I saw reporters cry, ... And mayors. And deputy sheriffs.
There are structures after structures that survived Camille with minor damage that are not there any more.