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. Bennie Thompson
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![[Thompson said, for example, that oil pipelines in the Southeast have been identified by DHS as critical national infrastructure to be protected against terrorist attack. In the wake of the hurricane, they have been crippled by floods.] We have to review all our systems, ... If a byproduct of what happened in New Orleans is we have this gas crisis all over the country, it doesn't matter whether a terrorist hits it or a hurricane hits it. You have the same effect. - Bennie Thompson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCZW5uaWUgVGhvbXBzb24gICAg&num=13 "[Thompson said, for example, that oil pipelines in the Southeast have been identified by DHS as critical national infrastructure to be protected against terrorist attack. In the wake of the hurricane, they have been crippled by floods.] We have to review all our systems, ... If a byproduct of what happened in New Orleans is we have this gas crisis all over the country, it doesn't matter whether a terrorist hits it or a hurricane hits it. You have the same effect. - Bennie Thompson Quotes")
