Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Babineaux Blancoserved from January 2004 to January 2008 as the 54th governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to have been elected as governor of Louisiana...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 December 1942
CityNew Iberia, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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I don't think we've seen a catastrophic event like this where local governments have lost their entire tax base, ... Each day that goes by puts more governments in jeopardy.
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For these reasons, it is imperative that the investigation into the response to Katrina be comprehensive, probing and non-partisan.
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We must give careful consideration to bold ideas while pressing forward with proven strategies,
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had the effect of taking away from our first mission: search and rescue.
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he has recognized that Katrina was no ordinary hurricane.
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We're offering them the opportunity to continue to serve in the Guard and help us rebuild southeast Louisiana, ... That will keep them employed. This will be an opportunity to tide them over.
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But at least this is an effort to save lives,
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I would ask you to avoid the temptation to chip away at our promised funding and divert it to the other states. Congress has the ability to appropriate funding to them without undermining the president's promise to us.
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If we redo the Dome, which I think is everyone's favorite idea, we still need a source of revenue to come from that particular region, ... And of course, a new stadium would need additional revenue.
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If we're going to have recovery, we're going to have to have structured government. Time is of the essence,
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I have come here to talk about job creation,
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I have charged these two distinguished leaders to harness the energy of the entire board and put forth strong, aggressive initiatives, ... The Louisiana Recovery Authority will help me bring the entire state together in the effort to rebuild Louisiana. It will be a unified voice with the single focus on rebuilding. It will show the nation that we can work across all of the old boundaries that once kept us apart.
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I have called for this special meeting to begin immediately the work of rebuilding our state and restoring our people,
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I do not want this sense of lawlessness to continue, because it's hampering our efforts to bring people in, to save people,