I am Bryan Kennedy and I am challenging Congressman Sensenbrenner for the 2nd time in '06. Today, he was one of the 11 members of Congress to vote against aid to the victims of the Gulf Coast tragedy. Here is my response, and REMEMBER, A HURRICANE DID NOT DO THIS, FAILURE TO PREPARE FOR A HURRICANE DID THIS. Katrina is Bush's tax cut plan at work.
For Immediate Release
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September 8, 2005
Kennedy Stunned by Sensenbrenner¹s Vote AGAINST gulf coast survivors
Democratic Congressional candidate Bryan Kennedy questioned the reasoning for Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.¹s vote against the victims and survivors of the Gulf Coast tragedy. (Roll Call Vote #460) Congressman Sensenbrenner was one of only 11 members of Congress to oppose aid to the victims of the disaster. ³I don¹t know what he [Sensenbrenner] was thinking,² Kennedy said. ³An American city the size of Milwaukee is in ruins, its residents are
scattered all over the country in temporary shelters, and Sensenbrenner doesn¹t believe that they should receive assistance. I don¹t think that Sensenbrenner is heartless, so I really can¹t understand why he would vote against helping his fellow Americans through one of the greatest natural disasters in our nation¹s history,² said Kennedy.
H.R. 3673 provides supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina. The $50 billion aid package would provide $2,000 to families who had been displaced and would help pay for the cleanup efforts. Kennedy commented, ³Considering the economic standing of most of the Gulf Coast victims, this is the least the government could do to assist them. The good people of Wisconsin mourn for those who suffer and our heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones. The aid the President requested is the kind of assistance we expect from government in a time of crisis. Sensenbrenner owes the people of Wisconsin an answer and the people of the United States an apology. He needs to show the country that the citizens of Wisconsin care about what happens to our fellow Americans.²
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