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Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007
In response to a letter about the Corps fucking up the new pumps ...
From: senator@boxer.senate.gov
To: mark
Subject: Responding to your message
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:19 -0700
Dear Mr. Magee:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. I appreciate hearing from you on this vital matter.
As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, I conducted a Committee field hearing in New Orleans on February 26, 2007. The Committee has jurisdiction over issues that are critical to the successful rebuilding of New Orleans and the entire affected region, including hurricane protection and wetlands restoration, and I felt that it was important for us to see firsthand the devastation caused by the storm. Although we saw many signs of hope, we also saw troubling reminders of the ways our government has failed to assist the victims of this disaster and the tremendous amount of work that still needs to be done.
I want you to know that I am doing everything I can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and to ensure that our people are protected from any future disasters. My committee recently approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which would authorize projects to help restore Louisiana 's natural hurricane protection system - the wetlands.
In addition, the EPW Committee has oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency responsible for federal levees and flood control projects. I take this responsibility very seriously and am working to ensure that any problems with the Corps are resolved quickly and in a bipartisan manner.
Please know that I will keep working to ensure that WRDA passes Congress and is signed into law, and I will continue to support legislation that seeks to provide assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Again, thank you for writing to me. Please feel free to contact me again about any issue of importance to you.
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
Please visit my website at http://boxer.senate.gov
Form letter. But she seems to be engaged.To: mark
Subject: Responding to your message
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:19 -0700
Dear Mr. Magee:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. I appreciate hearing from you on this vital matter.
As Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, I conducted a Committee field hearing in New Orleans on February 26, 2007. The Committee has jurisdiction over issues that are critical to the successful rebuilding of New Orleans and the entire affected region, including hurricane protection and wetlands restoration, and I felt that it was important for us to see firsthand the devastation caused by the storm. Although we saw many signs of hope, we also saw troubling reminders of the ways our government has failed to assist the victims of this disaster and the tremendous amount of work that still needs to be done.
I want you to know that I am doing everything I can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and to ensure that our people are protected from any future disasters. My committee recently approved the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which would authorize projects to help restore Louisiana 's natural hurricane protection system - the wetlands.
In addition, the EPW Committee has oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency responsible for federal levees and flood control projects. I take this responsibility very seriously and am working to ensure that any problems with the Corps are resolved quickly and in a bipartisan manner.
Please know that I will keep working to ensure that WRDA passes Congress and is signed into law, and I will continue to support legislation that seeks to provide assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Again, thank you for writing to me. Please feel free to contact me again about any issue of importance to you.
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
Please visit my website at http://boxer.senate.gov
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