Miss. Gov. Blames Feds for Stalled Recovery

[sabra]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5463686,00.html

Miss. Gov. Blames Feds for Stalled Recovery


WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional failures to approve emergency funding for roads, schools and housing construction have stalled Mississippi efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, the state's Republican governor testified Wednesday.

Without such help, Mississippi businesses are unable to decide where to relocate and rebuild - potentially costing the state jobs and chilling its economy, said Gov. Haley Barbour. His comments were among the sharpest criticism by a top Republican from the hardest-hit states of Congress and Bush administration relief efforts.

``We are at a point where our recovery and renewal efforts are stalled because of inaction in Washington, D.C., and the delay has created uncertainty that is having very negative effects on our recovery and rebuilding,'' said Barbour, a strong ally of House Speaker Dennis Hastert and former Republican National Committee chairman.

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Republican lawmakers on the panel, chaired by Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., said Katrina aid no longer appears to be a high congressional priority.

[BOSSHOG]

1. "Congressional Failures"

Yo Haley (former chairman of the RNC) who is in charge of Congress? Republican failures is more apt. And Haley would be right in league with them if he didn't happen to live in the Hurricane's path. Poor Haley, having to do his best impression of a Democrat (a person who really cares about his constituents.) It really must pain the likes of Barbour and vitter and jindal over in Louisiana to actually sound compassionate. It continues to suck being them.

[Catshrink]

2. Just desserts for Barbour

unfortunately, his constituents are suffering for it.

[jayfish]

3. Haley, Haley, Haley,...

call Halliburton or a church if you need help. Government shouldn't be involved in these kinds welfare projects. ...remember?

Jay

[Supersedeas]

5. ....ya, that shoe...on the other foot...

[indepat]

9. And remember too Haley, one of your relatives has a fat FEMA no-bid

contract or so it has been reported, so for God's sake, kwit your bitching and ease up on the Feds for if this Administration is really good at anything other than cutting taxes, it is giving fat no-bid contracts to cronies and friends of cronies.

[Ian David]

4. That's why his state's largest contracts went to the governor's own family

NYT: (Mississippi) Governor's Relative Is Big (Katrina) Contract Winner
Topic started by DeepModem Mom on Dec-07-05 09:05 AM (3 replies)
Last modified by classysassy on Dec-07-05 10:35 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1971127


Governor's Relative Is Big Contract Winner
By ERIC LIPTON
Published: December 7, 2005


PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., Dec. 6 - Rosemary Barbour happens to be married to a nephew of Mississippi's governor, Haley Barbour. Since the Reagan administration, when Mrs. Barbour worked as a White House volunteer as a college student, she has been active in the Republican Party.

She also happens to be one of the biggest Mississippi-based winners of federal contracts for Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.

To some contract watchdogs, this could be an example of how the federal government responsibly reached out to give a piece of the billions of dollars in federal hurricane-recovery work to a small Mississippi-based company owned by a Latina. Mrs. Barbour, 39, who was born in Guatemala but now lives in Jackson, Miss., is certified by the United States Small Business Administration as a disadvantaged small-business owner.

But the $6.4 million in contracts received by her company, Alcatec L.L.C., have also elicited questions about possible favoritism.

Federal records show that the company has won at least 10 separate contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the General Services Administration to install and maintain showers for relief workers and evacuees, to deliver tents, and to provide laundry equipment. The most valuable were awarded in September and October without competitive bidding, the records show....


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/07/national/nationalspecial/07barbour.html

[central scrutinizer]

6. How is Helmet Head's porch coming along?

Bushco promised to rebuiild Trent Lott's porch - where the fuck is it?

[sdfernando]

7. Wait a bit longer.

Weeeelllllll....you'll just have to wait Mr. Barbour cause your "good buddy" Hastert is delaying (approprate word don't you think??) Congress until 1/31/06.

[cornermouse]

8. Its your political party, Barbour.

Deal with it.

[xchrom]

10. you mean there's not enough money coming in to

your family.

[kskiska]

11. AP Miss. Gov. (Haley Barbour) Blames Feds for Stalled Recovery

WASHINGTON - Congressional failures to approve emergency funding for roads, schools and housing construction have stalled Mississippi efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, the state's Republican governor testified Wednesday.

Without such help, Mississippi businesses are unable to decide where to relocate and rebuild — potentially costing the state jobs and chilling its economy, said Gov. Haley Barbour. His comments were among the sharpest criticism by a top Republican from the hardest-hit states of Congress and Bush administration relief efforts.

"We are at a point where our recovery and renewal efforts are stalled because of inaction in Washington, D.C., and the delay has created uncertainty that is having very negative effects on our recovery and rebuilding," said Barbour, a strong ally of House Speaker
Dennis Hastert and former
Republican National Committee chairman.

"It is taking the starch out of people who've worked so hard to help themselves and their neighbors," Barbour told a House panel investigating the government's preparations and response to Katrina.

more…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051207/ap_on_go_co/katrina_congress

[trotsky]

12. Duh, Barbour didn't get the memo.

His problems are the result of local officials in Louisiana.

[TheCowsCameHome]

13. Are you sure he said that? Did his translator verify his statement?

Can't be too careful.

Ol' gritsmouth don't speak so good.........

[BOSSHOG]

14. Well Haley just go to your Preacher

and get some faith based road paving. Totally amazing when a hurricane roars through one's state, how one becomes a panty waisted liberal wanting to help people and all with government assistance. Shizzzaammm...

[UTUSN]

15. Who's In Charge, Haley A-hole? n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

16. I guess blaming mayor "Nager" and Blanco won't cut it for him.

[stepnw1f]

17. Hey, Pray... Maybe It Will Come

by itself. You know... a "Faith Based" suggestion.

[ticapnews]

18. God will provide, Haley.

Just hush up and wait for it.

Keep waiting.

It'll happen.

Just be patient.

[Canuckistanian]

19. The Gravy Train's late for the station...

He's merely trying to kickstart the cash flow.

[Tamarin]

20. Well, well, another repub wakes up from the Bush daze

and realizes are no "Feds". Bush has spent all the money in Iraq, Haley.

[Toots]

21. I don't know did he "officially" ask Bush* for help and is he willing to

let the Federal government completely take over managing the state. That was what they expected and demanded of Blanco

[BR_Parkway]

22. Halley pulled his lips off Shrub's ass long enough to speak and he was

critical of the Feds? OMG, forget global warming, hell is freezing over