To: madison10; DollarBill
"But the Bush administration cut New Orleans flood control funding by 44 percent to pay for the Iraq war."
One problem is that Louisiana would not allocate the matching funds required of ALL states accepting federal grants. This was money available for years.
Washington cannot do it all.
523 posted on
08/31/2005 6:05:23 PM PDT by
Jedidah
To: Jedidah
One problem is that Louisiana would not allocate the matching funds required of ALL states accepting federal grants. This was money available for years. Exactly.
Unlike most states who match dollar for dollar, Louisiana wanted the U.S. government to pay for it ALL. 100 percent.
535 posted on
08/31/2005 6:07:00 PM PDT by
Howlin
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