Ivor Heerden
Ivor Heerden
bottom line unless
The bottom line I got out of this is that unless you were a lobbyist, they did not want you to participate.
response
Their response to me was: 'Americans don't live in tents,' and that was about it.
informed people warned
They should have been monitoring this and informed people all the way to the top, then they should have warned people.
lost people plate security step trusted
People trusted the security of the levee system. More than 100,000 people lost everything. The government's at fault, and they should step up to the plate to give people some semblance of dignity.
coming confident people rebuild
For people to feel confident about coming back again, they're going to have to rebuild the levee system.