It was too little, too late. We missed the mark.
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There is just more of the good old boy system taking care of its political allies, ... FEMA and the others have put out these contracts in such a haphazard manner, I don't know how they can come up with anything that is accountable to the taxpayers.Bennie Thompson
Sending our young men and women into battle is perhaps the most serious course of action a Nation can undertake.
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How can the government say it is serious about reconstructing the Gulf Coast and edge out small and minority-owned businesses The only way to make sure the relief funds reach hurricane victims and damaged areas is to be aggressive about oversight.
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Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas.
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We need a real citizen preparedness plan -- one that takes care of children, the elderly and the disabled, ... Mothers and grandmothers should not drown in nursing homes because help never arrived.
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History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work.
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