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CONGRESSMAN SCOTT CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE HURRICANE RELIEFScott Joins Area Leaders to Call for Immediate, Increased Federal Aid for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Washington,
September 8, 2005
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Chandra Harris
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SCOTT, LOCAL LEADERS TO CALL FOR IMMEDIATE,INCREASED EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS
Today Congressman David Scott (GA-13) called for immediate federal aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina during a joint press conference with Representatives John Lewis (GA-5) and Cynthia McKinney (GA-4), Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta, and Reverend Joseph Lowery at the Atlanta City Hall.
“People are dying because FEMA and the military cannot get to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast fast enough,” said Congressman Scott. “This is a shame that that the federal government is moving so slowly. People are dying because their federal government has failed them. The greatest tragedy in this devastating ordeal is the failure of the federal government and the military to quickly respond. This is unbelievable that this is happening in the United States of America.”
Scott continued, “I commend our own Lt. Gen. Russel Honore’ of Fort Gillem, who according to the Mayor of New Orleans, is the only bright spot in this otherwise disastrous federal response. The colossal-sized failure of the federal government and military warrants the call for a Congressional investigation.”
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