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Senate Committee Softballs Blanco
After former FEMA Director Michael Brown was grilled by a House Committee on the agencyâs response to Hurricane Katrina, in which he spoke to the dysfunctionality of Louisiana leaders at both the state and city of New Orleans level, it was anticipated that LA Gov, Blanco would be asked similar questions. However, Democrat Gov. Blanco advised the Senate Finance Committee that she had no intention of doing so and the Senate committee agreed not to pursue them. Added: Republican senators at yesterday's hearing by the Finance Committee -- Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Trent Lott of Mississippi, Olympia J. Snow of Maine, Jon Kyl of Arizona, Craig Thomas of Wyoming, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Bill Frist of Tennessee, Gordon H. Smith of Oregon, Jim Bunning of Kentucky and Michael D. Crapo of Idaho -- agreed to Mrs. Blanco's request not to discuss her performance after the hurricane. | I must have missed it, just when did you guys get castrated? |
Instead of commenting on her response to Katrina, Blanco called Brown âcluelessâ and then proceeded to ask the Senate committee for money for Louisiana. | "Small un-marked bills, please" |
Some of the items Blanco included in her speech were emergency business loans and tax write-offs for new investments.
In regards to any Hurricane Katrina answers, it now appears that Michael Brown may be the only one interrogated. | OK, it seems that the Katrina investigation is being conducted by a House committe, this was the Senate Finance Commitee. I still wonder when or even if she's going before the House. |
Posted by: Steve 2005-09-29 |
