[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 24867-24868]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      BROWN STILL EMPLOYED BY DHS

  (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, it might shock everyone to know that former 
FEMA Director Michael Brown is still on the government's payroll. 
Michael Brown is still earning a $148,000 annual salary.
  ``Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.''
  Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff agreed to extend Mr. 
Brown's contract for yet another 30 days.
  Michael Brown's recent e-mails that have now been made public show he 
was more interested during the crisis in his dinner reservations and 
his attire than getting food, water, and medical supplies to those New 
Orleans residents, and yet he is still getting paid by the taxpayers.
  We should not be shocked. This is accountability Bush style, and the 
only people that get fired by the President are those who tell the 
truth. Look at

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what happened with Michael Brown and look at what happened to General 
Shinseki who told the truth and who was fired.
  Mr. Speaker, this administration gives a whole new meaning to job 
security. We can do better. It is time for new priorities. It is time 
for a change.

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