[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 124 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  QUESTIONING OF THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA AND HURRICANE RITA

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ask to remove my name from 
H.R. 3824 if the report has not yet been filed. If it has been filed, I 
would ask that it be placed in the Record that if the manager's 
amendment is not approved, I will be voting ``no'' on H.R. 3824.
  Let me say, Mr. Speaker, I also want to add to the questioning of the 
response dealing with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. I think it 
is imperative that committees of the House, particularly the Committee 
on Homeland Security, move forward with questioning how those who were 
in desperate need were responded to and how the chain of command 
performed.
  The question was always who was in charge. I raise the question as 
well, whether there was sensitivity or sensibilities in contracting 
with the cruise line, $246 million, to house individuals who had 
already been in water beyond belief. I would ask that that be 
investigated because those cruise ships are now sitting empty, and we 
are paying $1,000 a week for empty cruise ships.

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