Nagin testifies before Congress again

2theadvocate.com ^ | Feb 1, 2006 | Brett Troxler, Cassandra Garnas

[WestTexasWend]

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin testified before Congress again Wednesday on the response to Hurricane Katrina.

Nagin answered questions on what the city needs from the federal government to continue the cleanup process. He told them that New Orleans' greatest needs are temporary housing and help for small businesses.

On Tuesday the committee looked at documents that showed Nagin opened up the Convention Center but failed to provide enough food and water. On Wednesday the committee asked more questions about the incident.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told Nagin, "We can't find any evidence of a request from the city or from the state to FEMA to get supplies to the Convention Center," to which Nagin replied, "With all due respect to Secretary [Michael] Chertoff and Mr. [Mike] Brown, I don't understand how anyone in authority with this type of crisis could say that they were not aware."

Gov. Kathleen Blanco will also testify before the congressional committee on Thursday.

[WasDougsLamb]

Nagin testifies before Congress again Nagin lies before Congress again That's more like it.

[Coldwater Creek]

If I was fleeing for my life, I would take a chance of an alligator biting my butt. People traveled without air for years and years.

I just hate Nagin's attitude that it was everyone's fault but his own.

Our church has been sending cleanup teams ever since the hurricane, week after week, and not one word of thanks from this fool.