[Rhodes22-list] POLITICS - When The Levy Breaks

[ghpnn at bellsouth.net]

So sorry, but you got it backwards. The President writes the budget and submits it to Congress for approval. President Bush submitted the budget which cut $71,000,000 out of the Corps of Engineers' budget for levee work in New Orleans this year. He also appointed a lawyer wuth no emergency management experience as the head of FEMA, the federal emergency managment agency. Is he responsible for his actions?
> 
> From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> Date: 2005/09/07 Wed PM 01:03:06 EDT
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] POLITICS - When The Levy Breaks
> 
> All this talk about Pres Bush cutting the budget is factually inaccurate. 
> Congress creates the budget. The President then either approves or 
> disapproves. Talk to your congressmen and Senators, not the President about 
> appropriated funding.
>  Hank
> 
>  On 9/7/05, ghpnn at bellsouth.net <ghpnn at bellsouth.net> wrote: 
> > 
> > The head of FEMA is a political appointee, a lawyer, with no disaster 
> > management experience. President Bush cut $71,000,000 from the budget of the 
> > Corps of Engineers in New Orleans which was earmarked for levee work this 
> > year. Is he responsible for these two actions?
> > 
> > Hugh Penn
> > 
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