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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Popular governors are popular when they have a lot of money, ... This is a tough session when you have a nearly $1 billion shortfall.
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FEMA has been appropriated some $60 billion, and as far as we know there's still about $40 billion that's not specifically dedicated to certain expenditures, ... FEMA could be allowed to use some of that money to float these local governments in the short term.
imperative katrina response
For these reasons, it is imperative that the investigation into the response to Katrina be comprehensive, probing and non-partisan.
falsehoods misleading oath
Such falsehoods and misleading statements, made under oath before Congress, are shocking,
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I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
forces integrated watching work
I do want to tell you how much we appreciated watching all of the integrated forces at work as one,
comparison complex economic recovery situation
By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,
buses either lift measure necessary running walk whatever
They've been running buses in through the night. We're going to get them out, either by boat, lift them out by helicopter, or if we can walk them to the buses, we'll do it. Whatever is necessary, whatever measure is necessary is what we'll do.:
encouraged messages
I'm very encouraged by the messages I got,
creation job talk
I have come here to talk about job creation,
locked troops
These troops are battle-tested. They have M-16s and are locked and loaded.
advisory cabinet committees coordinate direct guidance plan rebuilding
He will direct the implementation of the state's plan through my cabinet and will coordinate the advisory committees that I will appoint to give me guidance in this rebuilding process,
avoid consider cuts cutting favorite painful warn
I am cutting some of your favorite programs, ... Some of you will consider these cuts way too painful and you'll try to avoid them. Let me warn you -- this is just the beginning.
asking emergency employees essential federal financial government help local pay public verge
Our local governments are recovering, but many are on the verge of financial collapse. I'm asking the federal government to help pay the regular-time salaries of these essential public employees during this emergency period,