"As far as the report went, there's nothing in that report that you can dispute. The findings are the findings," Thompson said. "Some of us feel the report didn't go far enough," he cautioned, however.
"They did not subpoena any correspondence from the White House and the Department of Homeland Security during Katrina. We don't know if they were twiddling their thumbs or what because we don't have the record."
Existing indications show that the President and top officials were on vacation during Katrina, even as the catastrophe appeared inevitable.
"The other thing with that report is it made no recommendations as to how do you improve FEMA or the DHS so these errors that were made during Katrina are not done again in the next Hurricane season," Thompson said.
Rep. McKinney's supplemental report did include several recommendations; however, these apparently did not come up in the main report. Thompson said he would be looking into her recommendations.
About the author:
Matthew Cardinale, 24, is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans who has relocated to Atlanta with all of his New Orleans flavor. He is the Editor and Founder of Atlanta Progressive News and may be reached at matthew@atlantaprogressivenews.com
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APN Chats with Representative McKinney on Katrina, Race, and Class (February 16, 2006)
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"They did not subpoena any correspondence from the White House and the Department of Homeland Security during Katrina. We don't know if they were twiddling their thumbs or what because we don't have the record."
Existing indications show that the President and top officials were on vacation during Katrina, even as the catastrophe appeared inevitable.
"The other thing with that report is it made no recommendations as to how do you improve FEMA or the DHS so these errors that were made during Katrina are not done again in the next Hurricane season," Thompson said.
About the author:
Matthew Cardinale, 24, is a Hurricane Katrina evacuee from New Orleans who has relocated to Atlanta with all of his New Orleans flavor. He is the Editor and Founder of Atlanta Progressive News and may be reached at matthew@atlantaprogressivenews.com
Syndication policy:
This article may be reprinted in full at no cost where Atlanta Progressive News is credited.
See Also:
APN Chats with Representative McKinney on Katrina, Race, and Class (February 16, 2006)
http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0026.html
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