From the Whitehouse
On Tuesday [Aug 30], Secretary Of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff Activated The National Response Plan To Ensure That Help Gets To Those Most In Need.
On August 31, 2005, President Bush convened a Cabinet-level task force on Hurricane Katrina response and recovery. Residents of the Gulf Coast states affected by the hurricane have lost loved ones, lost homes, and been displaced from their communities, and they will have the full support of the Federal government.
On Tuesday Chertoff implemented the NRP. On Wednesday Bush ordered everyone in his command to help. Why didn't it arrive until Friday?
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