2 Years Later

August 29, 2007 - Two years after Hurricane Katrina, we remember those individuals who lost their lives, and will do all we can to make sure this type of disaster response never happens again.
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Dean: Two Years Later, Bush Administration Incompetence Remains

August 29, 2007 - Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of America. In the weeks and months following the disaster, the Bush White House and Republican-led Congress did little to help the survivors of Katrina, despite Democratic efforts to do so.
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Heckuva Job

July 19, 2007 - This is a disgrace. FEMA "supressed warnings from its own Gulf coast field workers since the middle of 2006 about suspected health problems that may be linked to elevated levels of formaldehyde gas released in FEMA-provided trailers."
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Affordable Housing for Katrina Victims

May 18, 2007 - With FEMA asking families who currently live in government provided trailers, including Hurricanes Katrina victims, to buy them, House Democrats are pushing to make housing more affordable.
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Dean: Bush Still Out Of Touch With Reality In The Gulf Coast

March 1, 2007 - President Bush is in Louisiana and Mississippi today, eighteen months after his Administration's incompetence following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita further devastated the Gulf Coast. The American people watched in horror then as pictures of the disaster filled our TV screens, yet immediately following the disaster, the American people also saw their President playing the guitar and eating birthday cake while their fellow Americans suffered.
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Cheney Goes About Business As Usual in New Orleans

October 13, 2006 - Today, Vice President Cheney is in the midst of a PR swing through New Orleans raising money for Republicans, but he wont be visiting any of the areas of the city that were flooded. More than one year after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita much of New Orleans remains devastated and many of the area's residents have not been able to return. It seems the Bush Administration has been too distracted - either by its failed strategy in Iraq or its inability to make Americans more safe and secure - to do what's needed for Louisiana. Instead of posing for photo-ops while in town, Vice President Cheney should explain what happened to the Administration's commitment to rebuilding the Gulf Coast and to ensuring that New Orleans is not kept on the back burner.
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NO ACTION JACKSON: Bush's Unmet Promises To The People Of The Gulf Coast

September 15, 2006 - One year ago today, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush stood in Jackson Square in New Orleans and pledged "bold action." Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history and the President promised to make the communities of the Gulf Coast "even better and stronger than before the storm." Unfortunately, a year has passed and many of the White House's promises have not been kept, transportation systems are still in disrepair and schools and hospitals face numerous problems.
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Alaska's Bush Republicans Block Help to First Responders

September 14, 2006 - In the same week Americans commemorated the fifth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, and less than two weeks after the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Congressional Republicans in Washington are again blocking Democratic efforts to fund improved communications...
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African American and Hispanic Children More Likely to Live in Poverty Under Bush

September 6, 2006 - Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual data on the numbers of Americans who are living in poverty and are uninsured
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Congressman Bennie Thompson Delivers Democratic Radio Address

September 2, 2006 - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina's one year anniversary, Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson, Ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, delivers this week's Democratic Radio Address.
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DNC Podcast: One Year after Katrina, Bush Administration Still Not Capable of Protecting Americans

September 1, 2006 - This week, the DNC's Podcast hosted Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio's 11th District. In her interview, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones discussed her recent tour of the Gulf Coast region and criticized President Bush for failing to do more for the victims of Hurricane Katrina a full year after the storm devastated the Gulf Coast.
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Housing Aid For Katrina Victims Will End

August 31, 2006 - A multibillion-dollar housing program, which paid rent for thousands of families forced to evacuate their homes because of the damage from Hurricane Katrina, could be coming to an end as early as this week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (F.E.M.A.),...
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Timeline of a Catastrophe

August 30, 2006 - A year ago today, President Bush was playing a guitar (see it, here) while the Gulf Coast lay in ruins and the City of New Orleans drowned... President Bush: Bush Continued PR Tour To Turn Around Lagging Support For Iraq...
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One Year Later: Bush Administration Still Doing A Heckuva Job

August 30, 2006 - A year ago today, despite warnings by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin about the severity of Hurricane Katrina and with images of chaos erupting in the streets and the worsening conditions in New Orleans filling the nation's television sets, President Bush chose instead to focus on his PR campaign to turn around lagging public support for the war in Iraq.
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Timeline of a Catastrophe

August 29, 2006 - A year ago today, President Bush was attending pricey fundraisers and eating cake while the Gulf Coast was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. President Bush: Bush In Arizona Campaigning Hard To “Pre-Sell” A Political Victory at 12pm ET. Bush talked to...
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Party Leaders on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

August 29, 2006 - Governor Howard Dean: "Katrina and its tragic aftermath serve as a painful reminder that too many of our fellow Americans live and struggle in poverty. As we mark this anniversary, we should remember the words of Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Dean On The Failed Katrina Response And The Dream Of A Better America

August 29, 2006 - Today our nation officially marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As we remember the Americans who lost their lives, those who are still trying to return home, and those who are struggling to move on with their lives, we also assess the work that still needs to be done to rebuild the Gulf Coast.
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Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Page

August 28, 2006 - Thousands of victims have been misplaced and more than a thousand lives were lost. On the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we must reflect. We must take this time to remember those individuals who lost their lives, and...
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Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu Delivers Democratic Radio Address

August 26, 2006 - This week, Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana delivered the Democratic Radio Address. To listen to the audio, click here. Good Morning. I'm Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. A year ago this Tuesday, Hurricane Katrina rolled across the Gulf Coast, leaving...
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Dean On President Bush’s Katrina PR Offensive

August 25, 2006 - Next week marks the one year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the worse natural disasters in our nation's history. President Bush's mishandling of Hurricane Katrina was a defining moment in the Bush Presidency, which destroyed Americans' confidence in President Bush's ability to deal with a crisis.
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Hurricane Katrina: Recovery Still in Progress

August 23, 2006 - August 29, 2006 marks the one year anniversary of the natural disaster that changed the lives of Americans all across the country, Hurricane Katrina. As we reflect on the aftermath of this deadly event, we remember the things that did...
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Promises Made, Promises Broken

August 22, 2006 - On August 29th 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall and a devastated Gulf Coast was left in her wake. On September 15th, with nation in shock over America’s worst natural disaster and angered by the vastly inadequate governmental response, Bush...
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Dean on Promises Made and Promises Broken After Katrina

August 22, 2006 - One week from today, America will mark the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Hurricane Katrina: The DNC Blog Timeline

August 21, 2006 - While there are many official timelines for the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina (Think Progress has a good one), it is interesting to view the disaster through the eyes of the DNC Blog. Take a look at our entire Hurricane Katrina...
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Students Being Turned Away From Schools

August 21, 2006 - As the school year begins for students across the country, the routine for registration and preparation is no longer the same for Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans. With the one year anniversary approaching, parents who are trying to register...
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The Levees Before, During, and After Katrina: A Failure of Leadership by the Bush Administration

August 18, 2006 - August 29th is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall. While the natural destructive power of Hurricane Katrina was awesome, much of the responsibility for the many failures before, during and after Katrina rests squarely with the Bush Administration and Congressional...
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Michael Brown: PR Was FEMA's Biggest Problem

September 27, 2005 - It's nice to know that Michael Brown thought the biggest problem with FEMA's response was going on news shows instead of holding press conferences. Something tells me the people of the Gulf Coast who lost their homes thought FEMA should have other priorities.
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Gulf Coast Needs Relief, Not A Right-Wing Agenda From Bush

September 21, 2005 - As the people of the Gulf Coast begin the long road to recovery after the worst natural disaster in American history, President Bush is choosing to use this tragedy to push his conservative political agenda on the region.
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From Texas, a First-Hand Account

September 9, 2005 - I was sent this message from Melissa Noriega, the wife of Texas State Representative Rick Noriega who is also a Leuteniant Colonel in the US Army. Last week, Houston Mayor Bill White appointed him to run operations at the George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB as it's in the letter), which houses 4000 evacuees. Lt. Colonel Noriega just returned from a tour in Afghanistan, and while there his wife Melissa held his seat in the Texas legislature.
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Mike Brown: Horse Judge, Resume Padder

September 9, 2005 - The tragedy that continues to unfold in the Gulf Coast is a direct result of Brown's incompetence -- and of President Bush's decision to put FEMA in the hands of a crony who would work to dismantle the organization.
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Democratic Governors Respond with Help

September 7, 2005 - All over the country, Democratic Governors have pledged massive resources -- first responders, shelter, supplies, and much more -- to help Gulf Coast residents.
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Senate Democrats' Katrina Relief Plan

September 6, 2005 - Although the Congress last week appropriated $10.5 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Defense Department, it is clear much more will be needed given the enormity of this disaster.
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CNN: Chertoff 'in Direct Contradiction With the Facts'

September 5, 2005 - CNN's Tom Forman blasted Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff for lying to the public about the administration's efforts in the relief disaster following Hurricane Katrina.
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Democratic Mayors Ready to Help

September 3, 2005 - National Council of Democratic Mayors President Douglas Palmer sent a message to Democratic Mayors across the country yesterday, urging them to do whatever they can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Federal Response to Katrina Unacceptable

September 2, 2005 - A full five days after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States, Americans are without food and water, and chaos has gripped New Orleans. Again Americans are left to wonder, where is the leadership Mr. President? What is your plan?
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Condi Finally Gets to Work

September 2, 2005 - The White House battled a chorus of criticism throughout the day as bloggers made much of the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, vacationing in New York during the disaster, where she was spotted at a Broadway show and was to attend the U.S. Open.
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DNC Fall Meeting Postponed; Staff Given Leave to Participate in Volunteer Relief Efforts

September 1, 2005 - DNC Chief of Staff: "Governor Dean feels strongly that the time and attention of the DNC is best focused on assisting our family, friends, colleagues and loved ones in the affected areas."
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RNC Sends Email to Activists on Estate Tax Cut

September 1, 2005 - The RNC apparently found time in its busy schedule to ask Republican activists to take action today to help eliminate the estate tax -- a tax that is only paid by the very wealthiest sliver of American society.
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Chertoff Blames Refugees and the Dead for Their Fate

September 1, 2005 - "The critical thing was to get people out of there before the disaster," he said on NBC's Today program. "Some people chose not to obey that order. That was a mistake on their part."
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Local Emergency Information for Affected States

August 31, 2005 - Josh has put together some basic information for those affected by the storm or anyone who might be in contact with someone in the areas worst hit:Louisiana -- Emergency Numbers and Other Important Information Mississippi -- State Emergency Managment Agency...
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