Legislative Program

Floor Speech

LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM -- (House of Representatives - September 15, 2005)

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Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. HOYER. I yield to the gentlewoman from California.

Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I have been terribly worried about is the inability of Congress to move quickly to do something about the victims of Katrina. I am very, very worried that we are going to be seen as a body that cannot get its act together when we are confronted with this terrible disaster. We have an opportunity to utilize resources that will not be taken from our budget. We have an opportunity to use substantial resources that could be applied toward the rebuilding of homes, to getting people started again; and if we keep fumbling and if we keep fiddling, then we are going to come under great criticism because we are not doing what we can do.

So I would just simply urge all of my colleagues, do not play with this. There are people who are suffering and people who are depending on us. We have got a great way by which to provide real assistance. Let us get it done.

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